Flamengo will host São Paulo at the Maracanã on Saturday, 12 July, in the 13th round of the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro. Kick-off is set for 16:30 local time, with live coverage on Globo and the Premiere pay-per-view service. The Rio de Janeiro club returns to domestic duty after its Club World Cup campaign, where it was eliminated by Bayern Munich. Manager Tite fields a side that tops the league table with 24 points from 11 matches and boasts both the best attack and the best defensive record. Midfielder Erick Pulgar is sidelined with a fractured right foot, and this will be Flamengo’s first match since selling Gerson to Zenit St. Petersburg. São Paulo arrives under pressure in 14th place with 12 points, just one above the relegation zone. The fixture marks the debut of newly appointed coach Hernán Crespo, who replaces Luis Zubeldía after the club used the World Cup break to make a managerial change. A defeat could drop the Tricolor into the bottom four.