The match featured a notable presence in the stands: Luis Suárez, the host team’s striker.
São Paulo and Flamengo finished with a goalless score in a friendly match played this Sunday 19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as part of the FC Series, a friendly football tournament organized in the United States. This meeting was held at Chase Stadium, home of Inter Miami, and saw the illustrious presence of Luis Suárez.
With this draw, São Paulo concludes their participation in the competition with two points shared, having also drawn 1-1 against Cruzeiro in their opening match. Flamengo, meanwhile, only played this match in the FC Series and leaves the United States without a victory.
During Sunday’s match, coach Luis Zubeldía made some changes to the starting team of São Paulo. Unlike the game against Cruzeiro last Wednesday, where Oscar only came on in the second period, the midfielder started against Flamengo. Le Tricolor lined up: Jandrei, Igor Vinícius, Ruan, Alan Franco and Enzo Díaz; Pablo Maia et Alisson ; Lucas, Oscar et Ferreirinha ; Callery.
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Flamengo, led by Filipe Luís, started the friendly with: Rossi, Wesleu, Léo Ortiz, Carbone and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, De La Cruz et Gerson ; Matheus Gonçalves, Bruno Henrique, et Alcaraz.
The match was balanced, showing moments of brilliance from both goalkeepers. In the first half, Rossi and Jandrei made significant saves, preventing the scoreboard from changing. In the second half, both teams made a series of substitutions, but these did not help break the deadlock.
One of the notable scenes before kick-off was the presence of Luis Suárez, currently a player for Inter Miami. The Uruguayan striker was there to support his team and took the opportunity to chat with his compatriots De La Cruz and De Arrascaeta, with whom he shared the Uruguayan national team dressing room.
