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Flamengo 's top scorer in the 2025 Rio de Janeiro title campaign , Wallace Yan is one of Mengão's pleasant surprises at the start of the season. The player has shown different characteristics than he used to in the youth team. The change came after working with Filipe Luís in the under-20s last year. However, the beginning of the relationship was not easy.

he wants to screw me"

“Filipe Luís took me off the team after the 3-0 defeat to Fortaleza (in last year’s Under-20 Brazilian Championship). I said: ‘ he wants to screw me over ’. Then he put me at 9 and asked me to attack the space. I didn’t understand anything . I scored two goals and he said he warned me . He helped me a lot to understand the processes”, said Wallace Yan, in an interview with Julio Miguel Neto.

Before Filipe Luís joined Flamengo 's under-20 team last year, Wallace Yan was a winger . However, the coach saw potential for the current number 64 to play as a center forward and, in the Campeonato Carioca, the change paid off . The youngster from Ninho scored four times in the title-winning campaign.

LOVE FOR FLAMENGO

At 20 years old, Wallace Yan is living a dream. After all, he is passionate about the club . In fact, the striker plans to hang up his boots at Rubro-Negro.

“I want to retire at Flamengo . If I go to Europe and one day have to come back, my priority will be Flamengo. It’s my favorite team, right?” he added.

CHANCE IN THE LIBERTADORES?

Last year's U-20 Libertadores champion, Wallace Yan is now dreaming of an opportunity in South America's top competition. The striker is competing for a spot on the list of players for Venezuela, where Flamengo will face Deportivo Táchira (VEN) on Thursday (03), away from home. The ball starts rolling at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).

The countdown to Flamengo 's debut in the 2025 Libertadores is coming to an end! Rubro-Negro faces Deportivo Táchira (VEN) this Thursday (03), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Stadium, in Venezuela. For the clash, Filipe Luís will have four confirmed absences and is still awaiting the recovery of two athletes .

CONFIRMED SHORTAGES

Pedro and Matías Viña are already out of the plans due to serious injuries, but they are still recovering. Danilo is also out of the debut, after being diagnosed with an injury to the back of his right thigh . Another absence is Arrascaeta , who suffered an injury to the adductor muscle in his right thigh during the FIFA Date and is still under the care of the medical department.

DOUBTS

In addition to the certain absences, Filipe Luís still does not know if he will be able to count on Gerson and Léo Pereira . The midfielder feels pain in his left thigh , while the defender suffered a blow to his left knee in the last game. The presence of both will be evaluated before the trip to Venezuela. The tendency is that the captain will be out of the match, while the number 4 should travel with the squad.

RETROSPECT AND TRANSMISSION

Flamengo has a positive history on Venezuelan soil. The red-black team has never lost in the country, with seven matches played in the country, totaling six wins and one draw . The duel against Deportivo Táchira will be this Thursday (3) at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast exclusively on Disney+ for Brazil.

Matheus Sávio, a product of Ninho, will be one of the former Flamengo players who will compete in the Super Club World Cup, which will take place between June and July. A standout for Urawa Red Diamonds (JAP), the Brazilian will face River Plate (ARG), Monterrey (MEX) and Internazionale (ITA) in Group E. Thus, he did not hide his desire to meet the Mais Querido again in the tournament .

I want to play against the best and be among the best .

" It would be an honor to be able to advance to the next stage and play against a Brazilian team. Among the teams that will be there, facing Flamengo would be special because of what I experienced at the club and the gratitude I have. It's a great team, and these challenges motivate us. I want to play against the best and be among the best. At 17, when I moved up to the professional team, everything happened very quickly. Maybe I didn't make the most of the opportunity, but it was a learning experience ," said Matheus Sávio, in an interview with 'GE'.

FLAMENGO IN THE SUPER WORLD CUP

The Mais Querido is in Group D of the Super Club World Cup and will debut in the tournament against Espérance (TUN), on June 16. Four days later, the Rubro-Negro will face Chelsea (ENG). Finally, Flamengo will end the qualifying stage against another team, which will still be defined by FIFA.

MATHEUS SÁVIO'S PASSAGE AT FLAMENGO

Matheus Sávio made his debut in the Mais Querido professional team in 2015 and left the club in 2019 to join Kashiwa Reysol (JAP) for around R$4.6 million. Despite having emerged as a great promise in the youth team, the midfielder was unable to establish himself at Rubro-Negro. With the Manto Sagrado, he played 25 matches, scoring four goals and won the 2016 São Paulo Junior Football Cup and the 2017 Carioca .

ABOUT THAT...

While Flamengo and Matheus Sávio do not meet again in the Super World Cup, the Mais Querido squad remains focused on preparing for the Libertadores. Rubro-Negro takes the field against Deportivo Táchira (VEN) this Thursday (3) , at 9:30 pm, at the Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Stadium.