📋 Fla line-up to face Mirassol and really close on Palmeiras

📋 Fla line-up to face Mirassol and really close on Palmeiras Flamengo face Mirassol this Sunday (16) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Maião, in the interior of São Paulo state, for the 23rd round of the 2026 Brasileirão. With one game in hand compared to the other teams, the Rubro-Negro sit second with 42 points and are looking for a second straight win in the league to close the gap on leaders Palmeiras (48 points). Also with a game in hand, Leão Caipira are languishing in 15th place with 23 points and need to bounce back to move away from the relegation zone.  With their Copa Libertadores round-of-16 tie against Cruzeiro ongoing, and the return leg set for next Wednesday (19), Flamengo will face Mirassol with a mixed lineup. Compared to the last match (a 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in the Libertadores), coach Leonardo Jardim opted to bring in Varela, Danilo, Lucas Paquetá, Carrascal, Luiz Araújo and Pedro in place of Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Jorginho, Arrascaeta, Samuel Lino and Bruno Henrique, respectively. The São Paulo side are also playing in the round of 16 of the continental tournament and will visit LDU in Ecuador on Thursday (20), after a 1-1 draw at Maião.  📋 Check out Flamengo's lineup This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.