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WHISTLE DEFINED! FERJ SCHEDULES ARBITRATION FOR FLAMENGO'S DUEL AGAINST BOAVISTA AT MARACANÃ

The two teams face each other on Tuesday

19 Fev 2024 | 08:50 |

Flamengo's next match is against Boavista, on Tuesday (20). The club needs to win at Maracanã, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), to return to the leadership of Carioca. This Sunday (18), Ferj defined the refereeing for the match. The judge's experience is minimal, but for the superstitious, the only professional game that the referee refereed for Fla, the victory was red and black.

The professional chosen was Alex Gomes Stefano, 35 years old. The referee whistled Mengão's debut at Carioca 2024. On that occasion, Tiem da Gávea beat Audax 4-0. The rout served to give confidence to Tite's team before the trip to the USA, where Mengo did pre-season .

In addition to Alex, the assistant referees for Flamengo x Boavista were also defined: Luiz Carlos Regazone and Hugo Filemon Soares. Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda completes the refereeing team by commanding the VAR.

Alex has little experience as a main professional referee for big clubs. According to the history available on the CBF website, from 2022 to now, the matches refereed by Alex are from youth categories and also from Series C and D of the Brazilian Championship.

In short, in the last round , Flamengo took the lead after Fluminense's stumble, which drew 0-0 with Vasco. Mengão took advantage to win and guarantee themselves at the top. But in the 9th round, the tricolors played first and won, surpassing Mengo again. There are 21 points in the lead, while Fla has 18.

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Rossi preaches focus on Flamengo despite dreaming of playing for the Argentine national team

The goalkeeper doesn't deny that reaching the current world champion is a goal, but says it's necessary to keep his head in his work at Mengão

Rossi doesn't deny his dream of wearing the Argentine national team shirt, but he urges focus on Flamengo - Photo: Adriano Fontes/Flamengo

16 Set 2025 | 22:00 |

In a press conference at Ninho do Urubu, goalkeeper Agustín Rossi spoke about his desire to be called up to the Argentina national team , the current world champion. Despite his dream, the goalkeeper made it clear that his priority remains Flamengo.

Rossi on his dream of joining the Argentine national team: "My job is for Flamengo"

"Obviously, I've always wanted to be called up. I think Brazilian football is very strong, not only in South America, but worldwide as well. In the last call-up, there were players from here. But I'm not thinking about that right now . I think that if I do my job well, that call-up could come," Rossi stated.

TOTAL FOCUS ON FLAMENGO

The Argentine stressed that he keeps his feet on the ground and that his main goal is to continue showing consistency for the Rubro-Negro , who have the best defense in the Brasileirão, conceding only 10 goals in 22 games. At Maracanã, the Mais Querido conceded only three goals.

"I'm in no rush, because my job is for Flamengo , day to day, game to game. My biggest focus is to maintain this streak so that the call-up can come. Of course I have that desire, but I don't treat it as a requirement . I'm Flamengo's goalkeeper, I'm responsible for Flamengo. If the call-up comes, I'll welcome it," he added.

INCOME AND TITLES WITH THE MANTLE

Since joining Flamengo in 2023, Rossi has already won four titles. Last season, he was a key player in the undefeated Carioca Championship and also played in the Copa do Brasil victory. In 2025, he maintained his starting spot in the Supercopa do Brasil and the Campeonato Estadual . In total, he has represented Flamengo in 125 official matches, establishing himself as a pillar of the team.

WHISTLE DEFINED! FERJ SCHEDULES ARBITRATION FOR FLAMENGO'S DUEL AGAINST BOAVISTA AT MARACANÃ