Ceará and Flamengo face off this Sunday (22) for the 17th round of the Brazilian Championship. Broadcasted by Rádio Nacional, the match will be held at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza, at 4:00 pm (Brasilia time).
The two teams are close together on the leaderboard. Cariocas occupy the sixth position, while Cearenses are in eighth place. The difference is only four points from one club to the other, however the rubro-negros played two games less than the alvinegros so far.
The current vice-champion of the Northeast Cup and Ceará Championship will enter the field in search of rehabilitation in the national competition. In the last two rounds there was a defeat and a draw. The last victory came on August 1st, against rival Fortaleza, at Castelão. The derby ended with a score of 3-1.
The retrospective as principal serves to increase the confidence of Ceará in the confrontation with the current two-time Brazilian champion. In the eight games playing in their domains, they suffered only one defeat, won five and drew two duels. In addition, one of the successes achieved was against Atlético Mineiro, leader of Brasileirão. On June 24, Vozão defeated Galo 2-1 at Castelão, in a match valid for the sixth round.
Flamengo, on the other hand, has been packed after classification with elastic victory last Wednesday (18), when they beat Paraguayan Olimpia by 5-1 at Mané Garrincha stadium, in Brasília. This result ensured the Rio de Janeiro club in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores da América.
Outside the home, the red-blacks have an irregular performance. In the five matches played as a visitor, they won three and lost on two occasions.
Where to watch Ceará and Flamengo
TV Globo e Premiere
Probable Ceara x Flamengo lineups
Ceará
- Richard;
- Buiú, Messias, Luiz Otávio and Bruno Pacheco;
- Pedro Naressi, Fernando Sobral, Lima, Rick and Kelvyn;
- Airton.
Flamengo
- Diego Alves;
- Matheuzinho, Bruno Viana, Léo Pereira and Filipe Luís;
- João Gomes, Diego Ribas, Everton Ribeiro and Vitinho;
- Michael e Gabigol
Writing with Agência Brasil
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