2023-04-16 13:27:00
Two games follow the opening round of the 2023 season of the national championship
Two matches follow the opening round of the Brasileirão 2023 this Sunday (16). Flamengo faces Coritiba, at 15h (from MS), in Maracanã. Corinthians will duel at the same time against Cruzeiro, at the Neo Química Arena. The two hosts live similar moments in the season, both coming from defeat in the Copa do Brasil.
Still with Mário Jorge as interim coach, Flamengo will send Matheus França to the field in place of Pedro. In addition to this exchange, the Rubro-Negro team will not be able to count on Vidal, Arrascaeta, Matheuzinho and Erick Pulgar, who remain in the medical department. Filipe Luís, who still has pain in his calf, will also not be listed.
Coritiba, on the other hand, comes from a 3-3 draw at home with Sport, in the Copa do Brasil. Before, in the state, Coxa fell in the quarterfinals. Alviverde’s goal in the Brasileirão is to stay in the elite and pinch a spot in the South American.
The dispute between Corinthians and Cruzeiro marks the return of the Minas Gerais team to Série A after three years in Série B. Even for that reason, the teams have not faced each other since October 2019.
Corinthians is going through a troubled moment. Eliminated in the quarterfinals of Paulistão, the team won in the debut game of Conmebol Libertadores, but ended up losing to Remo by 2-0, for the Copa do Brasil.
Raposa, on the other hand, was eliminated in the semifinals of the Campeonato Mineiro and, like its opponent, was at a disadvantage in the Copa do Brasil, having lost to Náutico by 1-0, last Thursday.
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