While competing in the Carioca Championship with a mixed base team and some professional athletes, Flamengo’s main squad is in the United States for pre-season. This Sunday (19/01), Rubro-Negro faces São Paulo, at 5pm (Brasília time), in a match valid for the FC Series, a tournament held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ball rolls at Chase Stadium.
It will be the season debut of the team led by Filipe Luís, champion of the Copa do Brasil in 2024. This year, Flamengo will also compete in the Libertadores, Brasileirão, Club World Cup and Copa do Brasil.
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Flamengo lineup against São Paulo
Flamengo signed striker Juninho, formerly of Qarabag, but the striker is not yet expected to be among the starters. Recovering from injury, Everton Cebolinha, Pedro and Viña remained in Rio de Janeiro for treatment.
Flamengo lineup: Rossi, Varela, Leo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Gerson, De La Cruz and Luiz Araújo; Alcaraz (Arrascaeta), Plata and Bruno Henrique. Technical: Filipe Luís.
Flamengo x São Paulo: where to watch
The game between Flamengo and São Paulo, in the FC Series, will be broadcast on Band (open TV), sportv (closed channel) and the TNT Sports channel on YouTube.
Where to watch Flamengo x São Paulo on TV and streaming
- Date: Sunday, January 19th
- Time: 5pm (Brasília time)
- Where to watch: Band (open TV), sportv (closed channel) and TNT Sports channel on YouTube.
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Flamengo’s last games: results
See below how Flamengo’s last games of the season went.
- 16/01 – Madureira 1 x 1 Flamengo – Campeonato Carioca
- 12/01 – Flamengo 1 x 2 Boavista-RJ – Campeonato Carioca
- 08/12 – Flamengo 2 x 2 Vitória – Brasileirão
- 04/12 – Criciúma 0 x 3 Flamengo – Brasileirão
- 01/12 – Flamengo 3 x 2 Internacional – Brasileirão
- 26/11 – Fortaleza 0 x 0 Flamengo – Brasileirão
Flamengo’s next games
- 19/01 – 5pm – São Paulo x Flamengo – FC Series
- 19/01 – 9pm – Flamengo x Nova Iguaçu – Campeonato Carioca
- 01/22 – 7pm – Bangu x Flamengo – Carioca Championship
- 01/25 – 4:30 pm – Flamengo x Sampaio Corrêa-RJ – Campeonato Carioca
- 01/30 – 9:30 pm – Flamengo x Sampaio Corrêa-RJ – Campeonato Carioca
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What is Flamengo’s classification?
Check below how Flamengo is doing in each competition.
- Campeonato Carioca: 9th place (1 point in 2 games)
- Copa do Brasil: in the first phase
- South American: in the first phase
- Brazilian Championship: will debut
