GOOD RESULTS! FLAMENGO DE TITE DID NOT CONCEIVE A GOAL IN 74% OF GAMES IN 2024

Being considered to join Tite's commission, Filipe Luís won titles with the Under-17s and, more recently, won the World Cup with the Under-20s, demonstrating all the potential that many already saw in him as a coach, even before his retirement as a player.  Beginning as a coach at Flamengo

Filipe Luís retired from the field in November 2023, after a brilliant career at Flamengo. His farewell took place in the penultimate round of the Brasileirão that year, along with Rodrigo Caio, who was also leaving the club.

Soon after hanging up his boots, Filipe Luís began his studies and preparation for his coaching career . In January 2024, just two months after retiring, he was announced as coach of Flamengo's Under-17 team.

In his debut as coach, Filipe Luís guided the team to a 5-1 victory. 1 over Boavista, showing that it would also bear fruit off the field. Later, he won the Copa Rio U17 in June, beating Vasco on penalties and lifting the trophy in São Januário.

The Copa Rio U-17 title also marked his departure from command of the category, as Flamengo chose him to replace Mário Jorge in the U-20, after the team won the Libertadores.

Filipe Luís needed little time to stand out in his new role. In August 2024, just two months after his arrival, he led the U20 team to win the Club World Cup, turning around the match against Olympiacos 2-1 at Maracanã.

This turnaround had direct influence from Filipe Luís, who made strategic substitutions, placing Caio Garcia and Felipe Teresa on the field, responsible for the goals that guaranteed the unprecedented title for a Brazilian club.

Now, three months after taking over the Under-20s, Filipe Luís takes another important step in his short, but promising, coaching career. He takes command of Flamengo's main team at a decisive moment of the season, with the club seeking to remain in the G4 of the Brasileirão and competing in the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil.

The "marriage" between Tite and Flamengo officially came to an end this Monday (30), with the announcement of the coach's resignation. Thus, the coach ends his time at Rubro-Negro after 70 games, with a 64.7% success rate, in addition to having won a state title and suffered a disappointing elimination in the Libertadores da América.

Tite took over Flamengo on October 9, 2023, after Jorge Sampaoli left. The former Brazilian national team coach signed a contract until the end of 2024, but his departure comes three months ahead of schedule.

During his time in charge of Flamengo, Tite accumulated 70 matches, totaling 41 wins, 13 draws and 16 defeats. Under his management, the team scored 109 goals and conceded 50. He also led the team to win the Campeonato Carioca undefeated.

Despite a promising start, Flamengo's performances under Tite's command did not please the majority of the fans. The team, which led the Brasileirão for a few rounds, began to oscillate and currently occupies fourth place with 48 points, nine behind leader Botafogo, who has 57.

Elimination in the Libertadores

Three-time champion of the Libertadores, Flamengo entered the 2024 edition as one of the favorites and top seed in Group E. However, the performance of the team in the group stage fell below expectations, resulting in a second-place finish. In the round of 16, Flamengo beat Bolívar (BOL) 2-1 on aggregate, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals after being defeated by Peñarol (URU) without managing to score a goal.

In addition to Tite, the entire technical committee is also leaving Flamengo. Among the professionals leaving the club are assistants Cleber Xavier, Matheus Bachi, César Sampaio and Vinícius Bergantin, physical trainer Fábio Mahseredjian and performance analyst Lucas Oliveira.

Flamengo has already scored 86 goals this season. Pedro, the team's top scorer in 2024, was involved in 44% of Rubro-Negro's goals. However, the striker suffered a serious injury to his left knee and will only return to the pitch next year.

This season, Pedro directly participated in 38 goals, in a total of 43 games, with 30 goals scored and eight assists. These numbers show that 44% of Flamengo's goals come from the center forward. The information is from the portal 'Coluna do Fla'.

2024 was being the second best season of Pedro's career. With 30 goals, he was just five away from equaling his best mark, reached in 2023, when he scored 35 goals. His third best season was in 2022, when he scored 29 times.

This Wednesday (04), Flamengo received news discouraging: Pedro tore the ligament in his left knee and is out for the season. Thus, the team's top scorer will be away for around ten months.

Without Pedro, Flamengo will only return to the field on the 12th of September, against Bahia, in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. Rubro-Negro won the first leg 1-0 and could even draw to qualify for the semi-finals of the event.