Pedro Injury Clouds Flamengo Before Libertadores Final as Palmeiras Narrows League Gap

Overview

• Flamengo confirmed a muscular injury in Pedro’s left thigh, placing his availability for the Nov. 29 Libertadores final against Palmeiras in serious doubt.
• Coach Filipe Luís said he will wait until the eve of the final to decide on Pedro and has tested attacking alternatives, including Bruno Henrique.
• After Flamengo’s 2-1 derby loss to Fluminense and Palmeiras’ 0-0 home draw with Vitória, the leaders are separated by two points with four matches remaining.
• Cruzeiro’s 3-3 draw at Juventude kept the club third on 65 points and squandered a chance to close on the top two.
• Fortaleza beat Bahia 3-2 in Salvador to gain relief in the relegation fight as Bahia slipped to seventh, while Vitória’s three straight clean sheets included a scoreless draw at Palmeiras.