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14 Abr 2025 | 18:34 |
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Flamengo 's victory over Grêmio was not just another step towards the Brazilian title — it had a clear protagonist: Nico de la Cruz. The Uruguayan midfielder played a decisive role in both goals scored by Arrascaeta and led the Mais Querido's offensive actions for much of the match last Sunday.
According to tactical analyst Raul Ando, from the Categoria channel, De la Cruz's performance was essential for Arrascaeta to play more freely and decisively. "De la Cruz's role left Arrascaeta free", he summarized. With intelligent movements, the Uruguayan confused the Grêmio defense, which had a lot of difficulty keeping up with the red-black rhythm.
Mengão's first goal started with a tactical error by Edenílson, who abandoned De la Cruz's marking when trying to pressure Léo Pereira. The result? A huge space in the midfield, exploited efficiently by the Uruguayan, who carried the ball until he found Michael. The play evolved and ended at the feet of Arrascaeta, who dribbled past the goalkeeper and opened the scoring.
Still in the play that led to the first goal, Edenílson made another mistake. When he tried to cut a pass in the middle of the area, he ended up unintentionally setting it up for Arrascaeta to score. “Haste is the enemy of perfection,” assessed Raul Ando, highlighting that the initial mistake had a cascading effect on the defense of the team from Rio Grande do Sul. In the second half, the same scenario was repeated. De la Cruz actively participated in the play that led to the second goal. He attracted the marking, opened up space with a precise pass to Cebolinha and quickly repositioned himself, facilitating the movement of Arrascaeta, who finished with precision once again.
Grêmio struggled when trying to set up a higher defense. Edenílson, once again, got lost in the movement and left Pulgar free in the middle . “Three against three in the middle, and Pulgar had total freedom. A clear situation of Flamengo’s superiority”, pointed out the analyst. Another point highlighted was the freedom with which Arrascaeta played during the 90 minutes. Mengão’s number 14 constantly appeared free, something unusual for a player with his technical level. Grêmio’s defense, even with defensive organization, was unable to neutralize him.
Mengão reached an agreement with Dynamo Moscow to sign the midfielder, but the Russian club did not send a document authorizing the official announcement.
02 Ago 2025 | 10:00 |
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Although he was the first signing by Flamengo in this transfer window, midfielder Jorge Carrascal was the last to show up in Rio de Janeiro . According to the 'GE' portal, the last document signed by the Russian club arrived at Flamengo late in the afternoon of this Friday (1st). With that, the official announcement of the player will be made in the coming days, after the conclusion of pending procedures with Atlético-MG.
The reason for the delay was that Dynamo Moscow, his former club, took too long to complete the necessary paperwork for the transfer . The Russian team only released the Colombian after signing Rubens from Atlético-MG as a replacement.
At Dynamo's request, Flamengo will participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for Rubens' acquisition. Thus, a significant portion of the €12 million (R$77 million) invested by Carrascal will go to the Minas Gerais club.
Despite being in Rio since Wednesday, Carrascal has not yet been regularized with the CBF, which prevents him from playing in the next matches — against Ceará, this Sunday (3), for the Brasileirão, and against Atlético-MG, Wednesday (7), for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The registration deadlines for both matches have already expired.
The Colombian's debut is scheduled for August 9th against Mirassol at Maracanã, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship . Having been training regularly and playing for Dinamo, Carrascal is expected to be available to Filipe Luís as soon as he is officially confirmed. He has already passed the medical exams but will only be able to train with the club after being registered.
Alvinegro still owed Mengão for the signing of Matheuzinho, but managed to deposit a huge amount to close the matter.
02 Ago 2025 | 09:00 |
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Flamengo received, this Friday (1st), another millionaire amount related to the sale of right-back Matheuzinho. Corinthians paid around R$ 14 million to Rubro-Negro , paying off the remaining amount of the negotiation made in February of this year.
At the time, the Rio de Janeiro club sold the player for R$21.48 million, but Corinthians delayed the third installment of the agreement. As a result, Flamengo demanded immediate payment of the entire outstanding amount . The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.
To facilitate the payment, Corinthians signed an agreement with Brax, the company responsible for marketing advertising signs for both clubs. The company acted as guarantor for the deal and transferred the funds to Flamengo .
By August, Corinthians had already paid R$8 million directly to the Rio de Janeiro club. It then transferred R$7.58 million to Brax , which topped up the amount with another R$6 million , fully settling the debt with the club.
While the board celebrates receiving the amount, Flamengo remains focused on the field. The team led by Filipe Luís returns to play this Sunday (3), against Ceará, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, on pay-per-view.
During the press conference to present Samuel Lino, the football director was direct when speaking to Mengão fans about the signings
02 Ago 2025 | 08:21 |
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Flamengo has already made four signings official this transfer window , but the delay in negotiations has drawn criticism from some fans . During striker Samuel Lino's presentation, football director José Boto spoke out on the matter and apologized to the Flamengo Nation.
“Sometimes things take a little longer than the fans want, and I apologize to the fans, but we ( Flamengo 's board) have fixed ideas, and as long as it's possible to have the players we want , we'll go after it,” explained Boto.
Brazilian football's second transfer window opened on July 10th, and Flamengo began the period cautiously, monitoring the market and evaluating options. As the weeks progressed, the board accelerated negotiations and secured four key signings : Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.
Despite the names already confirmed, Flamengo remains attentive to the market. The club is in ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina, Italy, to sign striker Lucas Beltrán . Flamengo has already agreed on a fee with the Italian club, but still needs to convince the Argentine player to return to South America.
While the board works behind the scenes, the squad led by Filipe Luís focuses on the challenges on the field. Flamengo's next match is this Sunday (3), against Ceará , at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship.
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