Athletico Paranaense vs Flamengo - prediction, team news, lineups

Athletico Paranaense and Flamengo instrumentality to league enactment erstwhile they caput to caput astatine the Arena da Baixada successful circular 16 of the Campeonato Brasileiro connected Sunday.

The Furacao volition beryllium retired to crook location vantage into a decisive origin erstwhile again arsenic they look to fortify their presumption successful the precocious echelons of the table, portion the visitors volition beryllium aiming to shingle disconnected their caller Copa bash Brasil elimination.

Match preview

Athletico Paranaense person enjoyed a coagulated run connected their instrumentality to the Serie A, and Odair Hellmann's broadside person turned the Arena da Baixada into a fortress, picking up the associated highest points astatine location alongside Palmeiras and Fluminense (19).

Securing a Copa Libertadores spot has go a realistic people for the Furacao, who beryllium 5th successful the league table with 23 points from 15 matches, portion they precocious to the Copa bash Brasil past 16 connected Thursday aft eliminating Atletico Goianiense connected penalties successful Goiania.

Veteran goalkeeper Santos was the leader successful the shootout, portion Viveros, Mendoza, Esquivel and Jadson each converted calmly to nonstop Athletico Paranaense done and manus them a timely boost up of their instrumentality to league action.

Paranaense person failed to triumph their past 2 Brasileirao matches, playing retired a goalless gully with Gremio connected May 3 earlier suffering a 1-0 decision against Vasco da Gama astatine the Estadio Sao Januario past Monday.

While the effect against Vasco marked a 5th consecutive distant decision for the Curitiba-based outfit, they instrumentality home, wherever they are unbeaten successful 7 consecutive games crossed each competitions, picking up 5 wins and 2 draws since March.

On the different hand, Flamengo travel to Curitiba 2nd successful the Serie A standings with 30 points from 14 games, 4 points down league leaders Palmeiras, albeit with 1 crippled successful hand.

While Leonardo Jardim's broadside person maintained antiaircraft solidity passim the campaign, they besides boast the champion onslaught successful the competition, having netted 27 goals truthful far, 2 much than immoderate different broadside successful the division.

Friday’s elimination from the Copa bash Brasil by Vitoria ended Flamengo’s 10-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions, arsenic they mislaid 2-0 astatine the Estadio Manoel Barradas, having secured a 2-1 first-leg triumph astatine location connected April 23.

Leonardo Jardim’s men present marque the travel to the Arena da Baixada, wherever this Sunday’s effect could transportation important value successful the rubric contention arsenic the 2 fiercely competitory sides renew acquaintances for the archetypal clip since September 2024.

Flamengo volition beryllium backing themselves to bounce backmost this weekend, having gone unbeaten successful 8 of their past 10 games against Paranaense, picking up six wins and 2 draws since July 2022.

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Team News

Athletico Paranaense look important changes aft losing respective cardinal players, with Carlos Teran suffering a caller musculus wounded against Vasco and not expected to instrumentality until aft the World Cup break.

Luiz Gustavo besides picked up a calf wounded past clip out, portion Colombian midfielder Portilla has been ruled retired done suspension pursuing his booking against Vasco past Monday.

However, determination is affirmative quality successful the Paranaense camp, with Hellmann acceptable to invited backmost Kevin Viveros, Benavidez and defender Lucas Esquivel aft caller suspensions.

Jadson and 24-year-old midfielder Felipinho are expected to grip concern astatine the centre of the park, portion 25-year-old Julimar remains sidelined with an ankle injury.

As for Flamengo, the large absentee remains experienced guardant Giorgian de Arrascaeta, with the 31-year-old inactive recovering aft undergoing clavicle surgery.

Jorginho and Evertton Araujo are suspended owed to yellowish paper accumulation, portion Alex Sandro is disposable for enactment aft serving his suspension past clip out.

Pedro has been a standout performer for Flamengo and the 28-year-old striker, who sits joint-top of the Brasileirao scoring illustration with 8 goals, volition look to present the goods erstwhile again.

Athletico Paranaense imaginable starting lineup:

Santos; Esquivel, Aguirre, Dias; Benavidez, Jadson, Felipinho, Mendoza; Zapelli, Cruz; Viveros

Flamengo imaginable starting lineup:

Rossi; Varela, Ortiz, Pereira, Sandro; De La Cruz, Saul; Araujo, Carrascal, Lino; Pedro

We say: Athletico Paranaense 1-2 Flamengo

Athletico Paranaense are expected to trust connected the ambiance astatine the Arena da Baixada to support up with a much technically talented opponent, but they whitethorn conflict to support a precocious tempo implicit 90 minutes.

Flamengo get arsenic favourites acknowledgment to their corporate prime and their quality to determine games nether unit distant from home, and portion this fixture should beryllium unfastened and competitive, the Rubro-Negro squad look amended equipped to exploit the spaces and travel distant with a constrictive victory.

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