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Last year’s champions from Rio de Janeiro are back! Flamengo is back in title form after a mixed start to the season and recently shortened the gap to the top of the table. The Mengao are currently only separated by three points from leaders Atletico-MG. It is all the more important for Flamengo RJ to expand the current winning streak.
Most recently there have been three wins in a row, including the away win at the Clássico dos Milhões against Vasco da Gama. On Tuesday evening, Flamengo will play the catch-up game against Goias, before the regular Serie A schedule resumes on Thursday evening. As the odds comparison of the betting base shows, the black and red are big favorites in the upcoming home game.
Flamengo:
Flamengo continued the successful trend and scored the next important points in the title race with the derby victory over Vasco da Gama. The gap to leaders Atletico-MG has now shrunk well. If the Black-Reds win the upcoming home game against Goias, Flamengo RJ will move to second place in the Serie A table for the time being.
The Tuesday game is in a sense a mandatory task for the Rubro-Negro. After all, Flamengo meets the bottom of the league table in Maracanã and is brimming with self-confidence in the current winning streak. Across all competitions, Flamengo took four wins in a row, in which the black-reds scored a total of twelve goals.
At home, Flamengo also won the last four games in a row, which improved their home record after the mixed start of the season. Last season the Black and Reds were the strongest home team in Serie A and posted a record of 17-2-0. In the last two home games, Flamengo had home wins over Sport Recife (3: 0) and Atletico-PR (3: 1).
Flamengo has undoubtedly one of the best squads in the Brazilian Serie A. The fact that last year’s champions are also well cast was impressively demonstrated during the international break. Coach Domènec Torrent currently has to do without four top performers: Ribeiro (Brazil), Caio (Brazil), Isla (Chile) and de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
Torrent also had to replace Joao Lucas, Diego Alves and Gabriel Barbosa due to injury. The latter continues to cure his injury and handed over the post to Pedro, who knew how to shine with six goals in twelve appearances. It is quite possible that the 23-year-old Brazilian will also use the upcoming home game against Goias.
Big changes compared to the last starting eleven against Vasco da Gama are not expected in the home game against Goias.
Goias:
Goias couldn’t have started the 2020 Serie A season worse. Verdao is currently bottom of the table with nine points and has so far barely been able to convince. In contrast to the league competition, Goias currently only has twelve games in the account and could quickly leave the red zone in the event of a possible trend reversal.
The Verdao is currently in free fall. Almost two weeks ago there was a change of coach, but the desired impulses could not be set. The new trainer Enderson Moreira lost the last three games at the coaching debut and conceded ten goals with Goias EC.
In the current condition, there is not much to be said for the bottom of the table to win points in the away game in Rio de Janeiro. After the poor defensive performance in the last few games, it seems only a matter of time before Goias’ doorbell rings for the first time.
Last season, Goias EC was not exactly one of the best away teams in Serie A. That away trend continued this season, where Goias EC was last five times without a win abroad. On average, there were two goals conceded per away game.
So far, Moreira has not found a solution to the existing defensive problem. It remains to be seen whether the 49-year-old Brazilian will dare to change the starting line-up for the upcoming away game in Rio or whether he will continue to insist on his previous starting line-up. There will be no losses in the Verdao squad on Tuesday evening.
Flamengo RJ vs Goias head to head matches
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26.07.15 SA Goias Flamengo RJ 0 : 1
11.09.14 SA Goias Flamengo RJ 1 : 0