Fluminense dey chop screen time as dem skip key players for semi!

São Paulo, Brazil – Na dis one wey don catch everybody eye, Fluminense gambia ready for dem match wey dem go play against Palmeiras this Saturday, November 22, by 21:30 for Allianz Parque. But wahala be say, dem no go fit use three of dem star players! E be like say coach Luis Zubeldía no wan put his guys for stress as dem dey plan to keep them fresh for Copa do Brasil semifinals.

As dem wan face Palmeiras, dem miss key men like Paulo Henrique, Lucho Acosta, and our 41-year-old padi, Thiago Silva. Zubeldía no wan risk dem on that synthetic field wey sabi dey chop leg like say dem be plantain! Mehn, anybody wey don play for this kind turf go know say e no be beans!

For those wey dey worry, Lucho Acosta no get injury; him just get small pain for him left leg during match against Flamengo and na why dem dey pamper am. Meanwhile, Thiago Silva dey follow preservation plan, so no be say him dey waka limping wey make dem no fit see am. And of course, Ganso, wey just come back from him own injury, na him dey rest like baby for di house.

But wait, no be only dem dey miss o! Fluminense still dey hope say dem go secure dem spot for 2026 Libertadores, but chai! Na so dem go take win dis match against Palmeiras to move up ladder for league. As he stand, dem dey sixth position with 54 points, so if dem jump small small, dem fit land for fifth if dem try sharp.

List wey dey go for di match be like this: Goleiros: Fábio, Gustavo Felix, and Marcelo Pitaluga; Defensores: Freytes, Gabriel Fuentes, Guga, Ignácio, Igor Rabello, Samuel Xavier, and Thiago Santos. Midfield: Bernal, Hércules, Lezcano, Lima, Nonato, Martinelli, Otávio, and Riquelme. For the front: Canobbio, Everaldo, John Kennedy, Keno, Kevin Serna, and Soteldo. Na so na!

So, my people, dem prepare well-o for dis match. You fit catch am live on Sportv and Premiere if you no wan miss how Fluminense go handle dem on that field. And make we dey use eye well, ’cause with dis kind absences, na wah for Zubeldía to manage di team. But if dem fit win like dem dey plan, na big celebration we go dey gist about later!