The team led by Jorge Sampaoli receives Timão who tries to continue on the triumphant path of gaining ground in the league.
There is no rest for the three-time American champion. After drawing a scoreless draw against Fluminense, for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Brazil Cup, flamenco receives corinthians in the Maracana, in a match corresponding to the seventh date of the Brazilian 2023.
The team they are on Arturovidal And Eric Thumb He arrives at this appointment in good spirits after two wins in a row in the competition, so they want to continue on the triumphant path in their goal of gaining ground in the tournament. Last day they beat Bahía 2-3 at the Arena Fonte Nova, a result that kept them in eleventh place with nine points.
Timão, for his part, saved a draw against São Paulo at home and has now played a total of five consecutive games without winning, putting them in the relegation zone by just 5 units, ahead of Cuiabá, América-MG and Coritiba.
The numbers of Jorge Sampaoli who commanded the Fla
In the following graphs you can see the composition of the teams, the changes and the main incidents of the match:
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Note that in 149 matches between the two teams, Mengão records 62 wins against 55 for the paulistas. There were 32 draws, with 229 goals for and 215 against. In the last confrontation, on November 2, it was a celebration for those currently led by Vanderlei Luxemburgo 1-2 thanks to the conquests of Du Queiroz and Yuri Alberto. Discounted Matheus França for the then students of Dorival Júnior. Earlier, yes, Fla defeated Coringão in the penalty shootout in the final of the traditional cup competition, winning the trophy for the fourth time in its history after those achieved in 1990, 2006 and 2013.
This is how both clubs arrive at the Maracana:
Source: Goal