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The teams will face each other between the end of March and the beginning of April
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On the afternoon of last Sunday (17), Nova Iguaçu made history and eliminated Vasco. This way, the Baixada Fluminense team will face Flamengoin the Carioca final. After the match, coach Carlos Vítor praised Mais Querido's squad, but promised not to change their way of playing.
“You can expect what we have been doing within the competition. A team that really thinks about proposing the game, that has football that seeks to approach with a good exchange of passes, with long, medium and short passes. And always looking for verticality. We know how great Flamengo is and there is no doubt that it is a very strong squad”, said the coach.
STRATEGY TO FACE FLAMENGOCarlos Vítor also highlighted that he knows the quality of the professionals who work at Flamengo, but recalled that Nova Iguaçu deserves respect. In the confrontation between the teams, in the qualifying phase, the teams were tied 1-1. At the time, Rubro Negro was with the alternative team, as the main squad was doing pre-season in the USA.
< “But, when you reach that moment, there is no way to back down. Then comes the strategy. We understand the capabilities of the people there, they deserve all the respect in terms of football. However, our work also deserves respect”, concluded the Nova Iguaçu commander.FOCUS ON THE FINALAfter managing to qualify for the final with a draw without goals against Fluminense, the squad of Flamengo received three days off. Therefore, the squad will only return to CT Ninho do Urubu next Wednesday (20), to begin preparing for the clash against Nova Iguaçu. p>
Coach has only one absence for the match
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With an eye on the leadership of the Brasileirão, Flamengo has an important commitment this Sunday (28). Facing bottom team Atlético-GO, Mengão seeks victory to continue in the 'hunt' for first place in the table. In the midst of this, coach Tite led the penultimate training session this Friday (26), and outlined the likely team that will take to the field in the 20th round of the national tournament.
Probable lineup:
Missed in Flamengo's last match, Pulgar and Wesley are recovered from gastroenteritis and pain in their left thigh, respectively , and will be available to Tite for the game against Atlético-GO. On the other hand, Bruno Henrique will remain out.
It is worth mentioning that, recovering from a sprained right ankle, the attacker began working on the field, but separately from the group. Flamengo's Medical Department is racing against time to have the number 27 against Palmeiras next week in the Copa do Brasil.
SITUATION IN BRASILEIRÃOWith 37 points, Flamengo occupies second place in the Brasileirão. However, the red and black team knows that they cannot waver if they want to stay alive in the fight for the title. After all, Botafogo (with one more game) has 40 on the scoreboard. Palmeiras, with 36, has a mathematical chance of surpassing Fla's score in this round.
FLAMENGO x ATLÉTICO-GOFlamengo and Atlético-GO they measure forces from 4pm (Brasília time) on Sunday (28). The clash, valid for the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship, takes place at Maracanã.
Revealed at Fluminense, the 20-year-old striker was already on the red-black radar
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A former Flamengo target in the primeira window of the year, is almost certainly a rival from Rio. This is because Botafogo overcame previous difficulties with Udinese and is still in the process of signing Matheus Martins, a 21-year-old striker. The operation will cost 10 million euros (R$ 60 million), with a further 2 million euros in bonuses, for 90% of the attacker's economic rights.
Only the athlete's signature separates the negotiation from being assured officially, but both parties already consider the operation as done.
Flamengo even negotiated with the striker, while he was on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Some meetings took place, but there was no agreement with the Europeans. Another point was that at the time of the red-black attack, the player had the desire to continue in Europe.
So far, the rubro-negro< /a> has not signed any players since the start of the transfer window. The attempts with midfielder Marcos Antônio were unsuccessful and the Rio club ended up taking a beating from São Paulo, which signed the player. So far, the only name in which Flamengo is negotiating is with midfielder Claudinho, from Zenit, in Russia. Despite the Russians' tough game, everything is fine between the player and Flamengo.
Mais Querido beat Nova Iguaçu in the two finals and won the 38th State title
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O Flamengohas not lifted a Carioca Championship title since 2021. In total, there were two seasons of seeing Fluminense prevail in the finals and keep the trophy . Now, Mais Querido has 38 titles in the competition. However, the Rubro-Negro board has a lot to do with this.
Right after Flamengo in front of Palestino, Tite held a press conference and spoke about priorities for the season. The coach is waiting, for example, for contact with the Red and Black board to understand whether to prioritize the Brasileirão or the Libertadores. However, he drew attention when he mentioned the behind-the-scenes information about the latest matches.
TITE REVEALS THAT THE BOARD HAS PRIORIZED CARIOCAAfter scoring a wide score of 3 to 0 in the first game of the Carioca final, it was expected that Tite would spare half of the squad in the second leg with the Libertadores in mind. However, the coach, even after the players had an exhausting sequence, selected all the starters in the second game.
This is because Marcos Braz, Rodolfo Landim and Bruno Spindel wanted to win the State and asked Tite prioritize the tournament. Thus, the coach did not give the athletes a rest following a request from the board of Mais Querido.
“It's sitting down to see what the management also wants. You have to be in tune. We established, when the management stated: our priority is to win the Carioca Championship. Bruno Spíndel, Marcos (Braz) put it, the president put it, the vice put it. We talk about this in the locker room”, reveals Tite.
FOCUS ON THE DEBUT OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIPNow, with the entire squad available, Tite will focus on the activities for Rubro-Negro’s debut in the Brasileirão. Flamengo debuts in the competition next Sunday (14), at 4pm, against Atlético GO, at the Serra Dourada Stadium.
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