Fluminense is scheduled to face Cruzeiro, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) for the Brazilian Championship with something new. Left-back Marcelo will be rested for the Libertadores semi-final against Internacional, next Wednesday (27), and will start the game on the bench. The starter will be Diogo Barbosa, who comes from good performances in the chances he had.
Back on the bench after serving a suspension against Vasco, coach Fernando Diniz kept the rest of the base team from the defeat in the classic. Lima, who replaced Arias, who was injured, during the match, remains in the starting lineup.
Fluminense lineup
The team is made up of Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo and Diogo Barbosa; André, Alexsander and Lima; Keno, John Kennedy and Cano.
Fábio, Diogo Barbosa, André, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Thiago Santos and assistants Eduardo Barros and Wagner Bertelli are hanging.
Fluminense absences
Arias and Ganso are out due to injury. Marcelo will be spared. The rest of the cast is available to Fernando Diniz.