The defender picked up his third yellow card of the state championship campaign against Resende and with new Chilean signing Marcos Gonzalez not yet fit and Alex Silva an outcast, it appears that reserve-team player Gustavo will have to step up.
“It is a shame to lose David,” said Flamengo boss Joel Santana post-match. “It really harms us. You need to have a full squad going into games like this with Vasco.”
The semi-final encounter will take place on Wednesday night at 00.00 GMT.
