Rossi reassures fans in the fight for the Brasileirão: "15 rounds left"

The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.

As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.

Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.

Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.

Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.

Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.

The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.

According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.

Paes stated that the values ​​for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.

“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.

Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (1), against Corinthians, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão. Mais Querido's goalkeeper, Augustín Rossi, sees the game as difficult, but he also made a bold projection about Rubro-Negro's stance for the away match.

 “There is no easy game because the other The team also wants to win. And with Flamengo ahead they want to win even more. It will be another difficult game because they are trying to move away from the relegation zone, and for a big team like Corinthians I think there is pressure, just like us. There is pressure to continue in the search for leadership. With one game in hand, it is important that we continue to fight. It will be a tough game, we have to compete to win away from home because the three points will be important at the end of the year", said the goalkeeper. , in an interview with GE.

It is worth remembering that in the first round game, Rossi was on the field and saw Mais Querido beat Corinthians 2-0, at Maracanã. Therefore, the archer believes that Flamengo needs to maintain the same stance, with the desire to win, in the away match.

Corinthians will face Flamengo needing to win. This is because the São Paulo team comes from two defeats and two draws. The history generated consequences, as the team is in the relegation zone. Flamengo is in fourth place, with 44 points. Mais Querido also needs to win to fight for the title again. FOCUS ON THE NEXT CONFRONTATION

This way, Tite will send his best to the field and Mais Querido faces Corinthians this Sunday (1), at 4pm, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão. The game will be at Neo Química Arena and will be broadcast live on TV Globo.