There was an expectation that Erick Pulgar would be called up by the Chilean national team as wellbut this did not happen and the midfielder remains with the team at Ninho do Urubu.
Honestly, I don’t know about Nico (De la Cruz) not being called up. For us, it’s better to keep training, to have a sequence of training. And he better stay. In this crucial moment of the season, we really needed everyone. Players also need to win with their national teams and they want to serve them. About Erick, I’ve said it many times. It is a selection from any country in the world. I don’t know what happened, but I have no doubt that he is a very important player for Chile. I also assume that they took into account the moment of Flamengo‘s season and that Chile is not competing at all
Filipe Luís
Number of embezzlements could be even higher
Flamengo’s number of absences against Sport could be even greater if we consider the clinical issues of some athletes. One that is practically certain is striker Pedro, still recovering from a fracture in his right forearm.
In the 3-2 victory over Santos, yesterday, defender Léo Ortiz and midfielders Allan and Jorginho were also missing from the team. In Ortiz’s case, he was spared. Allan and Jorginho are still recovering from their respective injuries.
Arrascaeta received his third yellow card against Santos, however, as he is called up by Uruguay, he will serve his suspension defending his country.
