Portuguese Championship: Former Flamengo goalkeepers face each other and stand out in the competition - check it out

Last Friday (27), coach Dorival Júnior called up the 23 players who will represent the Brazilian team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, Neymar was left out again, as he has not yet recovered from the serious illness. knee injury. However, the Canarinho coach admitted counting on the striker in 2025.

Dorival Júnior and the general coordinator of the CBF men's teams, Rodrigo Caetano, preached patience regarding Neymar's return and highlighted that the date of return to the field is Al-Hilal's decision.

"We are realizing how important this player is. That in the coming years, from the moment he returns, we can enjoy one of the great players of world football at a landmark moment in his career and in our national team. Let's wait, we are patient, it doesn't matter if he can't return in October, November or only in February", said Dorival before completing.

< "He has to be confident, acting and, above all, completely clear about this injury, which was not simple, it demands time, respect for the procedures that were carried out. It's a matter of waiting and I hope that, in the future, we can enjoy the ability of an athlete like this", declared Dorival.

AWAY FROM THE GRASS FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR

Neymar has been away from the field for 11 months and He has already started working with the ball, but still does not participate in activities with the other Al-Hilal athletes. 

Thus, the CBF plans to send representatives to Saudi Arabia soon to monitor the player's recovery. Even from a distance, the entity follows every step of the athlete's evolution, who has worked with the team's physical preparations.

The Brazilian team has not been going through good times, with just one victory in the last four games. However, the president of the entity, Ednaldo Rodrigues, supports Dorival Júnior's work.

The CBF president considered that Dorival Jr, has not even completed a year in charge of Canarinho and that he needs time to develop his ideas with the group.

"It's a process, a work that he is starting, with a short training time, with the exception of the Copa América, which had a longer time. He is, within that time short, trying to field a renewed team, mixed with more experienced players. At some point, this game model that he has will happen to fit", said the CBF president.

"Always prioritizing the athlete, regardless. of the country in which he is playing, if he is well, he is called up. The team does not have a permanent list of athletes. This is important, we see with each call-up that there are different athletes within the work philosophy that he has determined with the committee. technique", added Ednaldo.

BRAZIL'S SITUATION WITH DORIVAL JR

Dorival Jr, led the Brazilian team in 10 games. In the meantime, the coach has only four wins, five draws and one defeat, precisely in the last clash, with Paraguay.

The team creation of the NinhoHugo Souza, known as Chaves (POR), was relegated to second place in the Portuguese Championship after being defeated by Famalicão 1-0. Despite his good performances, the former player from Mais Querido He was left on the bench and was unable to help his team escape relegation.

MATCH SUMMARY

< The confrontation was quite truncated and disputed. At the end of the first half, Gustavo Sá scored for Famalicão. Throughout the second half, the Chaves team was unable to tie the game or come back. Hugo Souza's team only needed a draw to save itself from relegation.

HUGO SOUZA'S SITUATION

With Chaves' fall to the second division, Hugo Souza's stay in the team It's an unknown. This is because the young goalkeeper is on loan to the Portuguese team, which has the option to purchase. In principle, the archer should not renew with the Mais Querido.

MEANWHILE...

While Hugo Souza decides his future, Flamengo's other archers fight for a place in the starting team. Rossi and Matheus Cunha are the main team's goalkeepers and Tite has them for the rest of the season.

Therefore, Rossi will be a starter in this Saturday's match (11), against Corinthians. The game will be at 4pm, at Maracanã and Mais Querido is looking for its third victory in the Brasileirão to climb the leaderboard.