Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama - prediction, team news, lineups

Maracana Stadium stages different derby between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama on Sunday successful the 14th circular of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. Flamengo statesman the play successful 2nd spot with 26 points, six down leaders Palmeiras, though they travel into the clash aft a turbulent week pursuing a 1-1 gully with Estudiantes that was overshadowed by injuries and refereeing controversy.

Vasco, meanwhile, beryllium 10th connected 16 points and get successful encouraging signifier aft their latest result. The broadside thrashed Olimpia 3-0 successful the Copa Sudamericana, moved to the apical of their group, and gained invaluable assurance up of the derby.

Match preview

Leonardo Jardim's Flamengo had been connected a hugely accordant tally earlier midweek's gully with Estudiantes successful the Libertadores. The broadside had won 7 matches successful a row, including a 4-0 thrashing of Atlético Mineiro successful the erstwhile round, with Pedro lasting retired successful good form. The guardant has already racked up awesome numbers this season, expanding his goalscoring averages since the manager's arrival.

Since taking complaint successful March, Leonardo Jardim has lifted the team's output, achieving a precocious triumph ratio and greater corporate organisation. The broadside person begun to power matches much effectively, with speedy transitions and violative efficiency. In 13 matches successful complaint of Flamengo, helium has registered 10 wins, 2 draws and conscionable 1 defeat.

Even so, the derby comes astatine a delicate infinitesimal due to the fact that of important absentees. Without cardinal figures successful midfield and with doubts successful attack, Flamengo volition request to set their structure. Without Arrascaeta and Paquetá, originative work is apt to autumn connected players specified arsenic Nicolás de la Cruz and Jorginho, portion the attacking assemblage retains its notation constituent successful the fig 9. The model remains solid, though little fluid than successful caller weeks.

On the different side, Vasco da Gama person endured a much inconsistent tally successful the Brasileirão. Under Renato Gaúcho, the squad made a promising commencement but person wavered successful caller matches. Late equalisers conceded and avoidable defeats person exposed their trouble successful maintaining consistency.

Despite that, Vasco get with renewed assurance aft a beardown caller showing successful different competitions. The squad has demonstrated extent and the capableness to respond, thing that could beryllium decisive successful a derby. The coaching unit is banking connected a much physically balanced broadside susceptible of competing astatine a precocious level.

The main contented continues to beryllium the antiaircraft system. The squad concede often and conflict to clasp connected to leads. Against an onslaught arsenic dynamic arsenic Flamengo's, that contented becomes adjacent much critical.

Renato Gaúcho is seeking to refine the team's positioning to bounds the spaces available, peculiarly successful transition. The purpose is to supply amended extortion for goalkeeper Léo Jardim and to forestall the absorption from exploiting gait down the flanks. That adjustment, however, has yet to beryllium afloat reliable.

The representation points to a derby of contrasts: a much structured Flamengo, adjacent with absences, against a competitory but defensively susceptible Vasco. The mode each broadside handles those issues should acceptable the tempo and determine the result of the contest.

Flamengo Brasileiro form:

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Flamengo signifier (all competitions):

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Vasco da Gama Brasileiro form:

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Vasco da Gama signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Flamengo get astatine the derby with their longest database of absentees of the season. Arrascaeta suffered a fractured close collarbone against Estudiantes and has undergone surgery, with a projected betterment play of betwixt six and 12 weeks. His lack is highly significant, arsenic the midfielder had been decisive during the team's affirmative run.

In addition, Jorge Carrascal is serving a suspension imposed by the STJD, portion Lucas Paquetá and Erick Pulgar stay sidelined with carnal issues. Bruno Henrique is inactive a uncertainty aft a ft injury, and Emerson Royal, who has a fractured nose, whitethorn play wearing a protective mask.

On the different hand, Léo Pereira and Léo Ortiz fortify the antiaircraft set-up. The erstwhile returns aft a limb chopped and precocious completed 300 appearances for the club, portion the second was rested and comes backmost into the starting line-up. Even with notable absences, Flamengo clasp a highly competitory basal for the derby.

At Vasco, the main portion of quality is the clearance of Thiago Mendes. The midfielder was acquitted by the STJD pursuing disapproval aimed astatine refereeing officials and should beryllium available, contempt inactive recovering from a sprained ankle. His beingness is important some for his enactment and his attacking contribution.

Andrés Gómez besides returns aft being rested, portion Cuiabano remains a uncertainty with a musculus injury. Should helium miss out, Lucas Piton is apt to instrumentality implicit astatine left-back. Renato Gaúcho, for his part, tin trust connected a fresher squad aft rotating his broadside successful the Sudamericana.

Flamengo imaginable starting lineup:

Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo, Jorginho, Nico de la Cruz; Gonzalo Plata, Pedro and Samuel Lino. Manager: Leonardo Jardim.

Vasco da Gama imaginable starting lineup:

Léo Jardim; Paulo Henrique, Saldivia, Robert Renan, Cuiabano (Lucas Piton); Cauan Barros, Tchê Tchê, Thiago Mendes; Nuno Moreira, Spinelli, Andrés Gómez. Manager: Renato Gaúcho.

We say: Flamengo 2-1 Vasco da Gama

Flamengo head into the derby with important absences successful midfield, but they inactive clasp sizeable attacking strength. The location origin besides favours Flamengo, who are unbeaten successful their past 11 meetings with Vasco astatine the Maracana Stadium.

Vasco get successful amended carnal information and with a much implicit squad than successful erstwhile rounds. Even so, Vasco's antiaircraft instability passim the play makes it hard to spot them to clasp a coagulated result. The wide representation points towards a lucifer with chances astatine some ends, but with Flamengo holding the edge.

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