Old trouble resurfaces in Flamengo and can compromise the rest of the season

O Flamengo Overcame the Bahia for 3 to 2, last Saturday (13), and won the third victory in the Brazilian Championship. During the interval of the game, Jorge Sampaoli had to make five substitutions at once: all for physical problems. With this, the accumulation of injuries in the cast of "Honey" has caused concern for the rest of the season.

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Since he took command of Flamengo, a month ago, Sampaoli has had ‘headache’ with player injuries. In all, there are nine athletes who experience physical problems. According to the newspaper ‘O Globo’, the Argentinean technical commission has tried to dose the use of some members of the red-black cast not to increase the number of members in the Medical Department of the club.

SEE CONDITIONS OF THE FLAMENGUE SIGHTS:

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  • Matheus Cunha: pain in the right hip and thigh
  • David Luiz (zageiro): pain in the right thigh
  • Matheuzinho (right side): post-surgery care in the tibia
  • Varela (right side): transition to lawns
  • Filipe Luis (left side): transition to lawns
  • Gerson: transition to lawns
  • Matheus France (half): Knee bump
  • Everton Onions: sprain on the left ankle
  • Peter (attachant): injury to the right thigh

In addition, Sampaoli believes that it is necessary to consolidate the idea of the game to continue the season. The Argentinean talks a lot about "continence" and, for that, needs to have the best cast available. Important to remember that Flamengo is in the competition of three championships: brazilian, Copa do Brasil and Liberadores.

The next commitment of Flamengo, it is also for the final eighths of the Brazilian Cup. Red-Black and Fluminense they face each other at 21h (Time of Brasilia) of Tuesday (16), no Maracanã.

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