Overview
- Flamengo confirmed Danilo and Alex Sandro will not be used against Fluminense and will return on a CBF commercial flight after Brazil’s Nov. 18 match in Lille.
- The club chartered a plane from the United States to bring back Carrascal, Plata, Viña, Varela and Arrascaeta on the day of the Fla‑Flu.
- Participation of the foreign returnees is not assured, with staff set to decide case by case how many minutes each can play.
- For the postponed match at Sport on Nov. 15, Flamengo reported up to 12 absences, including seven national-team call-ups and five medical rulings.
- Nico De la Cruz was ruled out by the medical department for load control without a detected injury, and Bruno Henrique is available after the STJD converted his 12-match ban into a R$100,000 fine.