Fluminense lineup today: starting lineup and absences to face Madureira (14/01) - News Room USA

Fluminense hosts Madureira in the first round of the Campeonato Carioca. The match will be held at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, this Wednesday (14), at 7pm (Brasília time), and will be broadcast by sportv and Premiere.

In direct confrontation between the teams, Flu won seven of the last eight games. The negative statistics weigh on Madureira, as the team is going through a moment of instability, having lost five of the last six matches they played last season.

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Fluminense lineup against Madureira

Fluminense should go to the field with a mixed team. Players from the base and who had lower minutes in the main team will make up the squad that will face Madureira. According to Lance!, the Tricolor das Laranjeiras had two moments of re-presentation: one on the 2nd of January and another on the 8th (the latter with the athletes who finished the 2025 season among the most used).

Fluminense’s probable lineup: Victor Eudes; Júlio Fidelis, Jemmes, Igor Rabello and Guilherme Arana; Wallace Davi, Luis Fernando and Lezcano; Santi Moreno, Riquelme and John Kennedy. Technical: Luis Zubeldia.

Madureira’s probable lineup

Neguete; Celsinho, Daniel Felipe, Marcão and Raphinha; Rodrigo Lindoso, Yan Tanque and Wallace Reis; Vinícius Balotelli, Everton and Geovane Maranhão. Technical: Daniel Neri.

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