Internacional vs Flamengo - prediction, team news, lineups

Internacional big Flamengo astatine Estadio Beira-Rio connected Wednesday successful circular 21 of the 2026 Brasileiro campaign.

Flamengo clasp a important vantage successful the caller head-to-head record, portion Inter request to regroup amid a pugnacious tally of fixtures. After facing Mengao, presently 2nd successful the league, Colorado volition conscionable Palmeiras, the existent leaders.

The timing is acold from perfect for Internacional to trial themselves against the 2 champion teams successful the Brasileiro this season.

Match preview

Internacional person accumulated 4 consecutive defeats successful the Brasileiro and person not won since May 2026. The 2 astir caller losses came aft the instrumentality from the World Cup break: 2-1 against Cruzeiro astatine Beira-Rio (with goals from Kaio Jorge and Matheus Pereira), and 2-0 against Athletico Paranaense astatine Arena da Baixada, wherever Kevin Viveros opened the scoring, and Inter failed to respond.

In the table, Colorado beryllium 16th with 21 points from 20 matches, the aforesaid tally arsenic Vasco and Remo, who are already wrong the relegation zone, with Mirassol and Chapecoense completing the bottommost four.

The upcoming fixture database offers nary relief. After Flamengo, Inter’s adjacent league fixture is against Palmeiras, the existent leaders, expanding the unit for an contiguous response.

Off-field circumstances besides adhd to the challenge. Head manager Paulo Pezzolano was granted permission to question to Uruguay pursuing his mother's passing and missed the lucifer against Athletico.

Assistant manager Esteban Conde took complaint connected that occasion. If Pezzolano does not instrumentality successful time, Inter volition look Flamengo without their caput manager erstwhile again.

In caller encounters with Flamengo, the grounds is unfavourable: Inter person won conscionable 3 of the past 15 meetings. In circular 1 this season, the sides drew 1-1, with Borre opening the scoring and Arrascaeta equalising from the punishment spot.

Flamengo get successful Porto Alegre aft a 1-1 gully against Sao Paulo successful circular 20 astatine the Maracana.

Leo Pereira opened the scoring 11 minutes into the 2nd fractional aft deflecting a corner, but Jonathan Calleri levelled successful the 25th infinitesimal with a header from a Luis Osorio cross.

Samuel Lino scored what would person been a 2nd extremity for Leonardo Jardim’s side, but VAR disallowed it for offside utilizing the semi-automated system.

Despite the draw, the effect was not wholly antagonistic for Flamengo. Palmeiras mislaid their lucifer successful that round, bringing the spread to the apical spot down to six points: Rubro-Negro person 38 points, compared to 44 for Verdao.

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Team News

Internacional precocious presented midfielder Calebe. The subordinate received garment fig 30 and made himself disposable to manager Paulo Pezzolano, stating helium is acceptable to assistance the nine navigate done this turbulent period.

Starting goalkeeper Sergio Rochet remains sidelined with a thigh injury, which continues to beryllium a cardinal lack for the Colorado defence.

Flamengo’s Lucas Paqueta took different measurement toward being selection-ready. The midfielder trained for the archetypal clip with his teammates astatine Ninho bash Urubu and showed advancement successful his betterment from a thigh musculus injury.

Wednesday’s visitors person received an connection from Turkish broadside Besiktas for defender Leo Pereira; the last determination present rests with the club. Meanwhile, Gonzalo Plata remains retired owed to a genu injury.

Internacional imaginable starting lineup:

Anthoni; Torres, Maripan, Juninho; Vitinho, Bruno Gomes, Villagra, Matheus Bahia; Bernabei, Carbonero; Alerrandro

Flamengo imaginable starting lineup:

Rossi; Emerson, Vitao, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho; Samuel Lino, Arrascaeta, Bruno Henrique; Pedro

We say: Internacional 1-2 Flamengo

Flamengo show wide superiority implicit Internacional, who person yet to grounds a triumph since returning from the World Cup break. Given this context, and the accidental to adjacent the spread connected Palmeiras pursuing the leader's caller slip, Rubro-Negro should tract a beardown side.

Expect a lucifer ending successful a triumph for Mengao, though a effect from Inter remains imaginable - astatine slightest 1 extremity - driven by location enactment astatine Beira-Rio.

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