Flamengo Lists Arrascaeta for Chapecoense Match

Overview

• Giorgian de Arrascaeta was included in Flamengo’s matchday list for the Brasileirão game against Chapecoense and is expected to be a substitute after nearly three months out.
• Arrascaeta missed time after fracturing his right clavicle in late April and then suffering a calf injury during Uruguay training, and he completed transition work at Flamengo’s Ninho do Urubu before being cleared to travel.
• Flamengo confirmed several World Cup returnees are back in the squad — Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira, Danilo, Varela and Gonzalo Plata — providing more first-team options for Jardim.
• Matías De la Cruz was ruled out for medical reasons because of the synthetic surface at Arena Condá, and Lucas Paquetá, Léo Ortiz and Luiz Araújo remain sidelined by injury while Carrascal serves a suspension from a red card.
• The selection choices matter for Flamengo’s title chase because the club sits second with 34 points, seven behind Palmeiras, and has one game in hand that makes short-term rotation and fitness decisions important.