Overview
- Flamengo visits Volta Redonda at 9:30 p.m. local time at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in the Taça Guanabara second round.
- The youth team takes the field again, with the first-team squad expected to be used in the derby against Vasco on January 21.
- Flamengo has one point from two matches after a draw with Portuguesa and a loss to Bangu.
- Left-back Johnny is out following shoulder surgery, and forward Wallace Yan has been negotiated to Red Bull Bragantino, opening chances for Gusttavo at left back and David Viana in attack.
- Coach Bruno Pivetti praised the U-20 group’s commitment, while Volta Redonda seeks a second straight win after beating Boavista and is set to repeat its starting XI.