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THAT DID IT! GABIGOL, FLAMENGO PLAYER, MAKES A LARGE MONEY BET ON UFC FIGHTER

Camisa 10 of Mais Querido trusts in the Brazilian’s victory

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Flamengo is preparing to face Fluminense on Saturday (11), in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. However, the following day, Gabigol will leave his role as a player 'aside' to make way for that of a fan. That's because the red-and-black number 10 bet R$12,000 on the UFC fight.

Gabigol shared on social media the bet he made on the main fight for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. In 'in faith', the Flamengo striker bet R$ 12 thousand that the Brazilian Alex Pereira will beat the Czech Jiri Prochazka.

The fight between Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira will take place from 00:00 (time of Brasília) on Sunday (12), at Madison Square Garden, in New York. This way, if the Brazilian beats the Czech, Gabigol will receive around R$22,200.


Before the fight, which is worth a bet for Gabigol, however, the red-black striker focuses his attention on commitment important part of the Brazilian Championship. Thus, Flamengo faces Fluminense, on Saturday (11), in the 34th round of the national tournament.


The clash with Fluminense is important for Flamengo, whose main objective is to win a direct place in the Libertadores 2024, but who also dreams of the Brazilian title. This is because Rubro-Negro occupies fifth place in the league table, with 56 points. In other words, the difference in the score from Mais Querido to the leader Botafogo is only three.


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Lineup: With changes, Flamengo announces the starters who will face Peñarol at Maracanã

The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.

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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.



Following is 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."



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CONMEBOL Libertadores | Flamengo x Peñarol (URU) - Follow live

Match starts at 7pm this Thursday

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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.

Watch the match live here: