OPEN YOUR EYES, FLAMENGO! YOUNG MAN FROM THE BASE GETS INTEREST IN A EUROPEAN CLUB AND A BRAZILIAN

Nigerian striker Elija Shola renewed his residence visa, guaranteeing his stay in Brazil for another five years. The renewal of the permission was requested by Flamengo to the Federal Government. Furthermore, the player signed a new contract with the club, which is now valid until the end of 2027.

Although Shola has not yet debuted for Flamengo's professional team, he was listed for the classic against Flamengo. Botafogo, which ended with a 4-1 defeat at the Nilton Santos stadium. The striker was one of the highlights of Flamengo's under-20 team, which won the Libertadores and Intercontinental in the category.

Last month, Flamengo reached an agreement with Remo Stars, Shola's former club , purchasing 70% of the athlete's economic rights for 450 thousand dollars. The 19-year-old Nigerian has been on loan at Flamengo since April 2023. His last residence visa was valid for six months and expired in September 2024.

Shola was first scouted during the Viareggio Cup 2022, traditional grassroots tournament held in the Tuscany region, in Italy. He stood out as one of the main figures of his team, helping them reach the final of the tournament. Following this observation, Flamengo sent a scout to Nigeria to evaluate him again, confirming his signing shortly afterwards.

After beating Corinthians 5-0 in the last round of the qualifying round, Flamengo already knows the next opponent they will face in the quarter-finals of the under-17 Brasileirão: Fluminense. Last Monday (2), the CBF released the days and times of the classic, which will be worth a place in the semi-finals.CHECK THE DATES AND TIMES

Flamengo x Fluminense – 19th of September, Gávea, 3pm

Fluminense x Flamengo – September 26th, Vale das Laranjeiras, Duque de Caxias, 3pm

Both games will be broadcast on the SporTV channel. On September 19th, Mais Queridowill play at Gávea, at 3pm, to try to open up an advantage. The return match will be on September 26th, led by Fluminense, in Duque de Caxias. The winner of the match will face Cruzeiro or Santos in the semi-final.

The first phase of the Brasileirão under-17 had two groups of 10 teams. Mais Querido finished in third place in A, with 15 chicks. In total, there were nine games, with five wins and four losses. Furthermore, Flamengo scored 19 goals and conceded 12, with a 55% success rate.

Thus, if there is no winner in the sum of the scores, the classification of the teams will be defined in penalties. The criteria will also apply to the semi-finals. The final will be played in a single game. In addition to Fla x Flu and Cruzeiro x Santos, the quarter-finals will also play: Botafogo x Cuiabá and Palmeiras x Corinthians.

This Sunday night was a party for Flamengo. This is because the team beat Cruzeiro 2-1, with a packed Maracanã and managed to isolate itself in the lead of the Brasileirão, 3 points more than the runner-up, Botafogo. In this sense, in a press conference after the duel against Raposa, coach Tite avoided talking about Flamengo's next challenge, Atlético-Mg.

The coach, in a joking tone, asked not to talk about the subject, because you want to enjoy the victory against Cruzeiro first and think about Galo tomorrow.

You were asking the question and I was smiling, like: "Spare me this, go." I want to get home, thank you for the welcome, start thinking strategically about the games. I'm going to enjoy an important, well-deserved victory in a great second half. We started well, about 25 minutes, then we felt the goal. I said during the break: "Calm down, maturity", in the sense of awareness of our concepts, ideas.

Despite this, the results continue to happen and as said above, Rubro-negro has the lead, with 27 Points added and a three-point advantage over Botafogo, in second place, give hope for progress leading to the return of the squad. Flamengo returns to the field next Wednesday, at 9:30 pm, at Arena MRV to face Atlético-MG. A victory keeps the team at the top