Flamengo and Bangu face each other at Arena Batistão, in Aracaju (SE), this Thursday (15), in the eighth round of the Guanabara Cup. Rubro-Negro is second in the competition, with 15 points, while Bangu is in tenth place, with five points. See below where to watch Flamengo x Bangu live.
On Carnival Saturday, Mengão beat Volta Redonda 3-0 at Maracanã, in a delayed third round match. Forwards Gabigol and Pedro and left-back Ayrton Lucas scored the goals.
With this result, the Gávea team remains undefeated in Cariocão, with only one goal conceded so far. Furthermore, if they win today, Flamengo will reach the same 18 points as leader Fluminense and take top spot in the table due to goal difference.
For the match, coach Tite will not be able to count on midfielder Erick Pulgar, who is suspended after receiving his third yellow card. Midfielders Allan and De la Cruz are recovering from injury. Finally, another casualty will be left-back Matías Viña, who is in Italy attending the birth of his daughter.
On Bangu’s side, coach França Júnior will not have striker Canela, who is suspended due to yellow cards. Midfielder Bruno Tatavitto and midfielders Calyton and Somalia are in the medical department.
Alvirrubro’s situation is not good at all. The team has only one victory so far, against bottom team Audax Rio. In the last round, Bangu came close to beating Volta Redonda, but ended up drawing 1-1 in the final minutes of the match.
Thus, the suburban club is second to last in Cariocão, with a five point advantage over Audax.
Where to watch Flamengo x Bangu
The match between Flamengo and Bangu at Arena Batistão starts at 9:30 pm, Brasília time, with live broadcast on Band (open TV), BandSports (closed TV) and GOAT channel (YouTube).