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08 Jul 2024 | 08:34 |
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In all recent games, whatever the result, one issue predominates for Flamengo: the calendar. The club, which is in a war with the CBF, constantly talks about how much it is being harmed by the Copa América period, but it will have important days ahead. Tite will finally get what he asks for so much: more rest and training.
End of the marathon
Flamengo will only play again on Thursday, against Fortaleza, in the Brazilian Championship. The club wanted more time between matches already played against Cuiabá and Atlético-MG in the last rounds, but was unable to plead with the CBF for a change to Sunday or Monday.
The team, at least, will have a day off this Sunday. With the sequence of several games in a few days, the group had not been able to have a free day since the defeat of Vasco, which took place on June 2nd. After the duel with Fortaleza, there are nine days until the next match. As the clash with Internacional was postponed, Fla will have a margin until they travel to Brasília to face Criciúma.
On the 20th, for the 18th round, the squad will already be complete. The Uruguayans Arrascaeta, Viña, Varela and De la Cruz continue in the Copa América and return to Brazil between the 13th and 15th. Tite, however, will need to assess the condition of each one to find out if they can start as starters or if they need rest. Chilean Pulgar, for example, returned to the bench and only started in the next game.
The "rest" could be fundamental in this marathon. Flamengo hopes to empty the medical department soon and understands that the injuries are the result of this wear and tear. Bruno Henrique was the latest bad news with a sprain. The player will still undergo additional tests between this Sunday and Monday. For Thursday's game, his presence is unlikely — in the following games, it will depend on developments.
Fla may make a comeback. Igor Jesus is already training with the squad and has a chance to return to the squad in the next round. Everton Cebolinha is in the transition phase with physiotherapy: after that, the attacker will still undergo physical preparation before joining his teammates — there is an estimate that he could return against Criciúma.
" I'm going to talk a little [in the sphere] guys. I went to sleep yesterday. The first day after the game you don't rest, you have the energy. I don't know if, with Bruno Henrique being clean, he can get out of contact and not get hurt. When there are excessive games, the propensity for an athlete to get injured is much greater. If the athletes' union said that 66 hours is the minimum time [between one match and another], they are wrong too. I don't know if that could have influenced him getting hurt."
Tite
Mengão takes victory to the return game against the Argentines that takes place on the 25th, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium
18 Set 2025 | 23:24 |
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Flamengo defeated Argentina's Estudiantes 2-1 at the Maracanã Stadium . The red-and-black team decided the match in the first half with goals from Pedro and Varela. Mengão gave Estudiantes no time to breathe in Rio de Janeiro with a lightning goal.
Just 15 seconds in, Pedro capitalized on a pass from Plata, turned on his marker, and fired a left-footed shot to open the scoring. The quick goal undermined Argentina's strategy and galvanized the Rio de Janeiro team, who continued to press. A few minutes later, Ayrton Lucas crossed from the left and Varela hit a beautiful volley into Muslera's corner, extending the red-and-blacks' lead in the first half.
Even with a two-goal lead, Flamengo maintained control and nearly made it three with Pedro, whose shot was spectacularly saved by the Uruguayan goalkeeper. Estudiantes , for their part, barely threatened Rossi's goal and only managed to partially level the score in the final minutes of the first half . The feeling at Maracanã was that the 2-0 scoreline was a cheap one for the visitors.
In the second half, the pace dropped. Coach Eduardo Domínguez made substitutions, trying to give the Argentine team more momentum, but he ran into the red-and-black defense. The match was not without its tense moments, with cards for Saúl, Samuel Lino, and Alexis Castro, and Plata's sending-off after a second yellow card in a dispute with Facundo Rodríguez . At the end of the second half, Estudiantes scored in the 46th minute to leave the match open in Argentina.
With the 2-1 victory, Flamengo takes the lead in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The return leg is scheduled for the 25th, at 9:30 pm, at the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, in Argentina. Before that, the team led by Tite faces Vasco next Sunday (21), for the Brazilian Championship, again at Maracanã.
Striker scores after 14 seconds against Estudiantes, surpassing the records of former players and consolidating himself as one of the club's top scorers
18 Set 2025 | 22:53 |
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Forward Pedro needed just 14 seconds to open the scoring for Flamengo against Estudiantes in a Copa Libertadores quarterfinal match. The lightning strike became the Rubro-Negro's fastest goal in the competition's history , surpassing Gerson's record and also surpassing Lucas Paquetá's historic mark, which held the club's fastest goal in an official match.
Until then, Flamengo 's fastest goal in the Libertadores was Gerson's, who had scored after 56 seconds against Bolívar, in 2024. Even so, in the current edition of the tournament, Pedro's goal was the second fastest overall , behind only Artur's goal, from Botafogo, which shook the net against LDU after 13 seconds in the round of 16.
293 games
148 goals
35 assists
According to an investigation by Gazeta do Urubu, the club's board intends to renew the contracts of Filipe Luís and Arrascaeta in 2025. Pedro and goalkeeper Rossi are expected to have their contracts extended next season. Internally, there's no sign of the striker's dissatisfaction with the club.
After beating Estudiantes at Maracanã this Thursday (18), Mengão faces Vasco next Sunday (21), for the Brazilian Championship. The match takes place again at the Rio de Janeiro team's stadium.
The striker opens the scoring against Estudiantes at a packed Maracanã stadium, reaching his 150th goal in the red and black jersey and consolidating an important milestone in the Libertadores Cup
18 Set 2025 | 22:37 |
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Flamengo won an important chapter this Wednesday (18), in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores . After just 15 seconds, Pedro scored against Estudiantes at a packed Maracanã, opening the scoring for the Rio de Janeiro team. The goal not only guaranteed an initial advantage in the duel but also marked the striker's 150th goal with the red-black shirt , equaling Bebeto in eighth place among the greatest scorers in the club's history.
The goal against Argentina also represented Pedro's 26th for Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores, a figure that puts him behind only Gabigol, with 30 goals, in the club's all-time rankings in the tournament . Furthermore, the number 9 became the third-highest Brazilian scorer in the continental competition.
According to information obtained by Gazeta do Urubu, the club's management intends to renew the contracts of Filipe Luís and Arrascaeta in 2025. Pedro and goalkeeper Rossi are expected to have their contracts extended next season . Internally, there is no dissatisfaction surrounding the number 9.
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