Key keywords: Internacional vs Flamengo lineups, Beira-Rio Stadium match, 2024 Brasileirão Serie A, Flamengo starting XI, Internacional confirmed squad, Série A title race, Brazilian top-flight football, South American club fixture Two of Brazil’s most decorated football clubs, Internacional and Flamengo, have released their official starting lineups for their highly anticipated round 22 Brasileirão fixture hosted at Internacional’s iconic Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre this weekend. The match carries massive weight for the 2024 Série A title race: heading into the fixture, league leader Palmeiras sits on 45 points, with Internacional second on 43 points and Flamengo third on 41 points, meaning a win for either side could shake up the top of the table dramatically. Internacional manager Eduardo Coudet has fielded a full-strength squad to leverage his team’s home advantage, with the lineup showing no surprises after their 6-match unbeaten run across all competitions. The starting XI features goalkeeper Keiller, a backline of Mário Fernandes, Vitão, Bruno Méndez and Renê, a midfield pivot of Alan Patrick and Maurício, attacking wingers Wanderson and Gabriel Pec, playmaker Carlos De Pena, and star striker Enner Valencia, who has scored 12 goals in 21 league appearances so far this season. Coudet confirmed in the pre-match press conference that the squad has fully recovered from international break fatigue, and has prepared specific tactical plans to counter Flamengo’s dangerous attacking unit. For visiting side Flamengo, manager Tite has made two high-profile changes to the starting lineup that defeated Corinthians last week, rewarding in-form striker Gabriel Barbosa (known as Gabigol) with a starting spot after he scored two goals off the bench in the previous fixture. The full Flamengo XI includes goalkeeper Matheus Cunha, defenders Guillermo Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas, midfielders Gerson, Nicolás De la Cruz and Giorgian de Arrascaeta, and forwards Pedro, Gabigol and Everton Ribeiro. Tite explained that the adjustment was made to add more direct finishing power up front, as Internacional’s tight defense has conceded just 12 goals in 21 home matches this season. Match organizers at Beira-Rio Stadium have confirmed all 51,200 available tickets sold out within one hour of going on sale, with enhanced security and VAR protocols put in place to avoid officiating controversy for the high-stakes fixture. The match will be broadcast live in 17 countries across North America, Europe and Asia, in addition to its prime-time slot on Brazil’s largest free-to-air sports network. The two sides last met at Beira-Rio in the 2023 Copa do Brasil semi-finals, where Flamengo eliminated Internacional on penalties before going on to win the tournament, adding extra narrative to the weekend’s clash as the home side looks to avenge that defeat.