NOW IT'S FOR REAL! FILIPE LUÍS WILL MAKE HIS DEBUT IN OFFICIAL GAMES AS U-17 COACH

Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores. Follow the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.

Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:

"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."

Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.

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Creative of the Ninho, midfielder Igor Jesus made his debut for Estrela da Amadora, from Portugal. In the 2-2 draw against Boavista, in the fifth round of the Portuguese Championship, the player revealed by Mengão came on at half-time to play his first game on European soil.

The 21-year-old midfielder played for 45 minutes. According to Sofaescore, Igor Jesus had a score of 7.2, one of the highest on the Portuguese team. The athlete was sold for 2 million euros, that is, R$12.5 million, but Flamengo maintains 50% of the player's economic rights. With this, the club will profit even more from a future sale.

Igor Jesus had 87% of the correct passes in the match (26/30), one of which was decisive. He completed all his dribbles (2/2) and won most of the ball contests (7/11). With the draw, the Estrela da Amadora team remains in penultimate place (17th), with two points won.

Goalkeeper César, also trained at Flamengo, was in the match, but as an option on the bench. The player had left Boavista, but, after problems in the squad due to injury, the board “went back” and agreed on the player's return.

Currently, Boavista finds itself in a huge financial crisis, resulting in punishment for to the signing of new players. In this sense, another reason arose to bring back the archer, ex-Flamengo, as the signing was treated as a contract renewal, not a transfer.

César was Flamengo's standout at the base, winning the 2011 São Paulo Junior Football Cup. For the main team, he played 65 games, winning 33 matches, drawing 13 and losing 19. With Mengão, he was champion of the Copa do Brasil (2013), Carioca (2014, 2019, 2020), Brasileirão (2019, 2020), Libertadores (2019), Supercopa (2020) and Recopa (2020).