Athletico-PR and Flamengo meet on Sunday at 19:30 in Brasília time at the Arena da Baixada in a match from the 16th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Sportv and Premiere will broadcast the game, while ge will carry live play-by-play coverage.

Athletico-PR arrives after reaching the Copa do Brasil round of 16 on penalties against Atlético-GO, following a goalless draw in regulation time, but the team has gone three matches without a win and is trying to recover before drifting further from the G4. Flamengo was knocked out by Vitória in the Copa do Brasil and is looking to tighten its chase of league leader Palmeiras, with both clubs facing lineup problems that shape the game before a ball is kicked.

For Athletico-PR, Portilla is suspended after his third yellow card, and Jadson is the likely replacement. The club also secured a favorable STJD appeal to use Esquivel, who had been handed a two-match ban for his red card against Grêmio. Luiz Gustavo is out with a calf injury, Terán has a thigh injury and Julimar is sidelined with an ankle sprain. João Cruz and Santos are on yellow-card warning, and the probable lineup is Santos, Aguirre, Arthur Dias and Esquivel; Benavídez, Felipinho, Jadson, João Cruz and Léo Derik; Mendoza and Viveros.

Flamengo, meanwhile, is set to use its strongest lineup in the Brasileirão even with several absences. Paquetá returns after recovering from injury, but Jorginho and Evertton Araújo are suspended, while Plata and Pulgar remain injured. De la Cruz did not travel because he cannot play on synthetic grass, and Luiz Araújo was released because of personal issues. Arrascaeta will only return after the World Cup, which leaves Léo Ortiz as a possible midfielder. Flamengo’s probable lineup is Rossi, Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Léo Ortiz, Paquetá and Carrascal; Cebolinha, Samuel Lino and Pedro.

The match also comes with a detailed officiating crew. Rafael Rodrigo Klein, from Rio Grande do Sul, will referee, with Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz and Michael Stanislau as assistants, Maguielson Lima Barbosa as fourth official and Emerson de Almeida Ferreira on VAR. Varela, Léo Pereira, Samuel Lino and Cebolinha are all one yellow card away from a warning issue of their own, adding another layer to a game both sides need for very different reasons. Athletico-PR wants a result that stops the slide, and Flamengo needs one that keeps the pressure on Palmeiras.

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