📋 Fluminense and Coritiba line-ups confirmed at the Maracanã
It’s a Brasileirão 2026 night at the Maracanã.Fluminense and Coritiba face off at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (8).The match is part of the competition’s 29th round. Rodrigo José P...
The line-ups for Fluminense and Coritiba's upcoming match at the Maracanã have been officially announced. The encounter, part of the 29th round of the Brasileirão 2026, is scheduled to take place at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Thursday. Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima (PE) will serve as the match referee, with TV Globo and Premiere handling the broadcast.
Fluminense, currently fifth in the standings with 48 points, will field a team without several key players. Marcão is serving suspensions for Nonato and Canobbio, while Renê has been rested due to ankle pain. Soteldo is recovering from fatigue, and Riquelme is sidelined with an injury. Martinelli, who played for Brazil recently, will start in the starting XI.
Coritiba, currently ninth with 38 points, returns with Fernando Seabra bringing back Tinga and Jacy, who had been recovering from injuries. Breno Lopes also returns after serving a suspension. However, Lavega and Keno are absent, both on loan from Fluminense, and Pedro Morisco is rested after starting for Brazil. Additionally, Tiago Cóser is out due to muscle swelling in his left leg, while Richard and Brian are gradually returning to full training.
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