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Flamengo updates Pulgar and Jorginho's situation ahead of Libertadores final
17 Set 2025 | 18:23
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On Tuesday (05), striker Bruno Henrique, champion of the Copa do Brasil 2024 with Flamengo, < b>was the target of an operation by the Federal Police (PF), which investigates manipulation in betting shops. The player says he is innocent. In response to the situation, the player's lawyers issued a note requesting the investigation be closed.
"We filed last Saturday in court the request for archiving the investigation and the immediate return of your assets seized in operation last Tuesday”, wrote the attacker’s defense in the official note.
According to the defense, all Documents from the investigation conducted by the Federal Police and the Public Ministry (MP) were analyzed, and, based on this analysis, the lawyers requested the case against Bruno Henrique Além be closed. In addition, the legal team requested the immediate return of the assets seized by the PF as part of the investigations.
Attacker presented himself as innocent
In an interview with SporTV, Bruno Henrique highlights that he is innocent and hopes that his innocence will be proven. The Flamengo still says he is calm and asked for justice to be done.
"Yes (I'm innocent). I received (the operation) in an aggressive way . I didn't expect it the way it was, but I believe in justice from above. God is always with me. Man, I'm calm about this. The people who are in this battle with me, I just ask that justice be done and separate off the field with on the field", he said, in an interview with Troca de Passes, on SporTV. .
Check the full note
“After analysis of documents that support the operation of the Federal Police and the Public Ministry against the athlete Bruno Henrique, from Flamengo, due to alleged manipulation in a valid match against Santos for the 2023 Brazilian Championship, the attacker's defense comes to the public to reinforce the integrity of his client, who has a successful career shaped by ethics and correctness. Last Saturday, we filed a request to the Court to close the investigation and the immediate return of the assets seized during the operation last Tuesday.
It is worth noting that this case has already been investigated and archived at the STJD, as there was no evidence of manipulation on the part of the aforementioned athlete . The court understood that the move in question, in which Bruno Henrique was given a yellow card, was not even subject to a foul.
The court also highlighted at the time of its investigation the implausibility of the manipulation thesis, since the aforementioned athlete would have waited until he was 52 minutes into the second half to receive a supposedly premeditated yellow card, running the risk of being replaced during the match.
We also filed a request for analysis of the information provided by the three bookmakers mentioned in the process to IBIA (International Betting Integrity Association) . Neither the Federal Police nor the Public Prosecutor's Office attempted to assess whether the technical-scientific method for producing and extracting the data that supported the complaint was properly observed. It appears in the records that the police team did not undertake to bring valid records on the production and extraction of data to the file and does not ensure the reliability of the information presented.
We hope that this investigation can also be archived quickly so that the athlete can continue exercising his profession with integrity and without major damage to its image, which has already been unfairly and irreparably damaged by an unfounded operation.”
Flamengo competes in the 2025 Club Basketball World Cup, with games broadcast by FlamengoTV, narrated by João Guilherme and commented by Duda Machado
17 Set 2025 | 19:00 |
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FlaBasquete has an international challenge ahead in the FIBA Intercontinental Club Cup , considered the basketball world championship. The red-black team debuts this Thursday (18) against NBA G League United, from the USA, at 6 am (Brasília time).
On September 19th, also at 6 am, Flamengo faces the Illawarra Hawks of Australia , with decisive matches scheduled for the weekend. All matches will be broadcast exclusively on Flamengo TV , bringing every play of the competition directly to the red-and-black nation.
João Guilherme will be the narrator, with commentary from Flamengo basketball legend Duda Machado. Emerson Santos, also known as Emershow, will be reporting from the courts in Singapore .
Under the command of Sérgio Hernández, known as "Oveja," Flamengo held a training camp in Spain, facing local teams. The coach highlighted the club's confidence and structure: " We are very happy and excited to represent the continent in a competition of this magnitude. We want to put Flamengo at the top of the world – where it should always be ," stated Oveja.
Flamengo has already won the world title on two occasions: 2014: Victory over Maccabi Haifa (Israel), 90 to 77, at Maracanãzinho, with highlights for Marcelinho Machado, Marquinhos, Laprovittola and Olivinha . 2022: Two-time championship in Egypt, beating Hereda San Pablo Burgos (Spain), with Yago, Olivinha and Luke Martínez leading the team.
Players are still recovering and will not be available to Filipe Luís for the duel this Thursday (18), at Maracanã, for the first leg of the quarterfinals
17 Set 2025 | 19:00 |
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Flamengo held a training session at Ninho do Urubu on Wednesday afternoon (17) with the entire squad on the field. However, Pulgar, Jorginho and Alex Sandro are still doing specific work and will not be available for the game on Thursday (18), at 9:30 pm, at Maracanã, for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar has returned to action on the pitch, but still needs at least two weeks to be cleared for the final phase of physical conditioning. He is recovering from a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, suffered in June.
Jorginho and Alex Sandro are also out of the squad . The Italian-Brazilian midfielder is treating a muscle swelling in his left thigh and is undergoing transition activities supervised by physiotherapists. The left-back, meanwhile, continues to recover from a left calf injury.
Without the trio, Flamengo should enter the field with: Rossi; Varela (or Emerson Royal), Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; De la Cruz (or Allan), Saúl and Arrascaeta; Gonzalo Plata, Bruno Henrique (or Pedro) and Samuel Lino.
On the other side, coach Eduardo Domínguez projects a balanced match and highlighted Estudiantes' confidence in achieving a good result away from home. The Argentine team had a solid campaign in the group stage, eliminating Cerro Porteño in the round of 16 , and has three away wins, losing only to Botafogo .
Conmebol appoints Andrés Rojas as referee for the match between Flamengo and Estudiantes at Maracanã and announces new rules for communicating decisions
17 Set 2025 | 18:45 |
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Conmebol released, on Friday night (12), the refereeing scale for the match between Flamengo and Estudiantes de La Plata , valid for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. The game will be played next Thursday (18), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) , at Maracanã, with ESPN broadcast throughout Brazil.
Colombian referee Andrés Rojas was appointed to officiate the match. Well-known to Flamengo fans, he has refereed four Flamengo matches, with a positive record for the Rio de Janeiro club: three wins and one draw.
The most memorable match refereed by Rojas occurred in 2017 , when Flamengo thrashed Palestino 5-0 in the Copa Sudamericana at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium. In that match, Vinícius Jr. scored his first professional goal for the red-and-black team.
In addition to announcing the schedule, Conmebol announced this Tuesday (16) a new feature for the quarterfinal stage. From this stage onwards, the main referees will immediately communicate their decisions to the entire public present at the stadium, increasing the transparency of the arbitration process.
The winner of the Flamengo vs. Estudiantes match will face the winner of the Vélez Sarsfield vs. Racing match in the semifinals. For this bracket, CONMEBOL has selected Brazilian duo Wilton Pereira Sampaio as the referee and Rodolpho Toski as the VAR manager.
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