The player highlighted the defender's performance, who scored Mengão's second goal against Palestino (CHI)
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After more than a month waiting for the opportunity, finally, Léo Ortiz debuted with the Flamengo shirt. On Wednesday (10), the defender not only helped the team keep a clean sheet in the 2-0 victory over Palestino (CHI), but also left his own mark in attack. After the match, Arrascaeta praised the defender.
“Rating 10, rating 10. Only for ace. Congratulations to him. It helped the team a lot, very safe back there, now it’s time to keep working for the team to improve”, said Arrascaeta, still on the Maracanã lawn, after Mengão’s first triumph in the Libertadores 2024.
Despite being a defender , Léo Ortiz was the second player with the most shots in the match against Palestino, with four. Furthermore, the number 3 completed 89% of his passes, won four of six aerial duels, recovered three balls, made three cuts, did not suffer any dribbles or commit a foul. Finally, he was awarded a goal in the 40th minute of the second half, supporting Lorran's cross.
Léo Ortiz gained an opportunity to replace Fabrício Bruno, who was rested after a series of games for Flamengo and the Brazilian team. The defender hired at the beginning of March took a while to debut, according to Tite, due to the need to adapt to the red and black group. Now, the number 3 awaits new chances, especially with the tight schedule that the team will have in the coming weeks, with the first game in the Brazilian Championship.
Until the end of April, Flamengo will have consecutive games in the middle and weekends. The next one will be on Sunday (14), against Atlético-GO. Later, Tite's team faces two opponents from São Paulo, São Paulo (17) and Palmeiras (21). The return of the Libertadores is scheduled for 04/24, against Bolívar (BOL), at the altitude of La Paz. Finally, Mais Querido will play the classic against Botafogo, on 04/28.
Ibson meets Rubro-negro for the first time in his new role
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The duel between Flamengo and Amazonas, on Wednesday (01), will mark Ibson's reunion with Rubro-Negro. An assistant for the Manaus team, the former midfielder was revealed at Mengão and experiences a different feeling, as he has never hidden that he supports the Gávea club. When asked by the Coluna do Fla report about the feeling of finding his 'great love' again, the former number 7 said his reaction on the day of the draw for the Copa do Brasil clashes.
"It was a mix of feelings. Happy, I wasn't sad. It's a very difficult game. I was happy, because we're in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. of our state. We're going to play a great game and get a great result", said Ibson, in a press conference.
Revealed in the Flamengo's youth teams, Ibson debuted in the professional team in 2003. Soon after, in 2004, the then midfielder 'broke up', catching the attention of Porto (POR). After his time in Portugal, the former player returned to Mengão, where he played from 2007 to 2009.
After wearing the shirts of Spartak (RUS) and Santos, Ibson returned to Flamengo in 2012 and 2013, being This is the last stint with Rubro-Negro.
In total, five titles with the Sacred Mantle: one Brasileirão (2009) and four from Rio (2004 and the three from 2007 to 2009). Adding up the three spells, there are 229 games and 34 goals.
Together, they conquered Brazil and the world with football in 2019
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Flamengo fans will fondly remember the term Geração 1985. Diego Alves, Diego Ribas, Filipe Luís and Rafinha were part of the unforgettable red and black team that won the Brazilian Championship and the Copa Libertadores on the same weekend, in 2019. Today separated by life circumstances, the four came together on Ribas' podcast, 10 and Faixa.
Diego Ribas invited Filipe Luís to talk about the new moment of the former player, now coach of Sub -17 from Flamengo, among other topics. Of course, Filipe Luís' presence on the 10 e Faixa podcast could not go unnoticed. On the studio screen, the other two members of Geração 1985 appeared, Diego Alves and Rafinha.
As expected, the meeting of the four friends ended in a lot of fun and lots of laughter. To begin with, Diego Alves made fun of Rafinha, who couldn't place his cell phone camera horizontally. Finally, São Paulo's right-back made it and was applauded by the other three. Filipe Luís greeted his friends in the way they are used to: “It turned into a mess!”
Diego Alves, Rafinha, Filipe Luís and Diego Ribas were part of the second most successful team in Flamengo's history. From 2019 to 2023, when Filipe Luís retired, members of the 1985 Generation won 11 cups for Rubro-Negro. There were two Libertadores, two Brazilians, one Brazilian Cup, two Super Cups, one Recopa and three State Championships.
Rafinha was the first to leave, still in 2020. Then it was the turn of Diego Alves and Diego Ribas, who left with a party at Maracanã, at the end of 2022. Filipe Luís stayed another year, but played little in 2023. At the end of the season, he retired and soon after took on the role of Under-17 coach.
Mais Querido will not be able to count on several important players in the match
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In the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo faced Botafogo and ended up defeated 2-0 last Sunday (28). Now, directing its attention to its debut in the Copa do Brasil, Rubro-Negro is already planning its next game aware that it will have four important absences for this Wednesday's match (01).
The players who will be left out are: Gabigol, Everton Cebolinha, Arrascaeta and Erick Pulgar. Gabigol and Everton Cebolinha will continue to be absent from the team led by Tite. While number 10 is serving a two-year suspension due to an attempted fraud in an anti-doping test, player number 11 is in the process of recovering from an injury to his right calf.
In addition, two more players join Flamengo's list of absences for their debut in the Copa do Brasil. On Monday (29), the club confirmed that Arrascaeta suffered a small injury to the back of his right thigh, while Erick Pulgar had a confirmed sprain in his left ankle.
Following the pattern, Flamengo opted to not disclose the expected recovery time for both players. While the injured athletes continue to be under the care of the club's Medical Department, Gabigol awaits a decision on the request for suspension to return to training and playing.
Now, despite facing absences, Flamengo is focused on the next challenge of the season. On Wednesday (01), Rubro-Negro will face Amazonas, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in a game valid for the first match of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, at Maracanã.
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