The home side managed to increase their lead from 3 to 2 as it looked like the visit was close at hand.
For Key 2 of the Brazil – Carioca Championship 2023 tournament, Flamengo and Vasco face off today, starting at 9:10 p.m. (Argentine time), at the Maracanã.
Flamengo training today
Coach Vítor de Oliveira Lopes Pereira featured a 3-5-2 formation with Santos defending the arc; Fabricius Bruno, Pablo and Rodrigo Caio as defenders; Ayrton Lucas, Arturo Vidal, Thiago Maia, Matheuzinho and Giorgian De Arrascaeta in midfield; with Gabriel Barbosa and Pedro as forwards.
Vasco da Gama training today
For his part, Mauricio Nogueira Barbieri came out with a 4-3-3 scheme, with goalkeeper Léo Jardim; Jose Luis Rodriguez, Manuel Capasso, Leo, Lucas Piton as defenders; Matías Galarza, Jair and Andrey Santos as centre-backs; and Gabriel Pec, Pedro Raul and Alex Teixeira as forwards.
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