Athletico lose at least three players for Flamengo clash
Athletico will be without at least three players against Flamengo on 18 November. Top scorer Viveros, sent off and charged by the STJD, plus defenders Dantas and Arthur Dias are out, with Mendoza and Esquivel to be assessed.
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O Athletico tem problemas para a 35ª rodada do Brasileirão: o duelo com o Flamengo, em 18 de novembro, depois da Data Fifa, terá pelo menos três ausências: Kevin Viveros, o artilheiro, e os zagueiros Dantas e Arthur Dias.
Viveros foi expulso direto após acertar a barriga de Cuiabano com pisão no segundo tempo diante do Vasco, na noite desta quarta-feira, na Arena da Baixada. O atleta foi denunciado pelo STJD e vai a julgamento na próxima segunda-feira por agressão, com punição que varia de quatro a 12 jogos de suspensão.
Dantas recebeu o terceiro amarelo e fica fora por suspensão automática. Arthur Dias foi convocado para os amistosos do Brasil com Japão e Singapura e dificilmente retorna a tempo.
O número de baixas pode crescer. Mendoza saiu machucado no intervalo contra o Vasco e sentiu muito o joelho, chegando a colocar gelo no local durante a partida. Além de Mendoza, autor do único gol do Athletico no 3 a 1 sofrido na Arena da Baixada, Esquivel sentiu após uma pancada e atuou no sacrifício até o fim.
O clube vai reavaliar a dupla nos próximos dias. O time ganha mais de uma semana de preparação por causa da Data Fifa. Flamengo e Athletico jogam em 18 de novembro, uma quarta-feira, no Maracanã, às 20h30.
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