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WHAT A MORAL! DE LA CRUZ IS OVATED BY 55 THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE MARACANÃ AFTER SUBSTITUTION
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In addition to Coringa, another star also asked to speak, citing the field and adversities that Mais Querido must go through to be champion
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Before match against Atlético-GO, away from home, Gersonasked to speak, as shown in the behind-the-scenes video published by Fla TV, and gave an important message to companions. Shirt 8, who made his debut with the old shirt, is back after surgery to remove the catheter from his left kidney and has already resumed an important role within the squad as part of the lecture.
In his words of encouragement to the players before Atlético-GO x Flamengo, a game won 2-1 in stoppage time, Gerson made a special request and warned about the difficulties of starting away from home. The request relied on focus, concentration and intensity to leave Goiânia with the three points.
“We know that the beginning of the championship here is difficult, huh? Focus, concentration all the time. Maximum intensity, guys. Let’s go”, says the star. With the three points, Flamengo remains undefeated in 2024 and is trying to have a cohesive season. The next game for the Brasileirão takes place on Wednesday (17), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), against São Paulo, at Maracanã.
After two months of recovery from kidney surgery, Gerson returned to play for Flamengo last Sunday (14). The steering wheel, who was diagnosed with hydronephrosis in February. During Gerson's absence, Erick Pulgar and De La Cruz consolidated themselves as the two men acting in front of the defense. Along with Arrascaeta, the Chilean and the Uruguayan form the trio most used by Tite this season.
Fabrício Bruno also spoke. The defender commented, before Gerson was still in the locker room, that if the team wants to win the title, it must go through every situation. The first of them was facing the pitch in terrible condition of Serra Dourada. The team achieved victory and knocked down the first obstacle. “A team that wants to be champion goes through adversity, guys. Let's go through this, through this field. Let’s go”, he says.
Born on September 1, 1936, in Rio de Janeiro, Apolinho was always passionate about football
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This Wednesday (15), Brazil lost one of its biggest names in broadcasting: Washington Rodrigues, known affectionately as Apolinho. At the age of 87, the renowned communicator, commentator and presenter of Super Rádio Tupi, passed away at Hospital Samaritano, in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, where he was receiving treatment for cancer.
Born on the 1st September 1936, in Rio de Janeiro, Apolinho was always passionate about football. From a young age, he revealed his love for sport, organizing school trips to watch games at the recently opened Maracanã.
While working as a banker, he found time to play indoor football and, as an amateur, sent bulletins about the sport to Rádio Guanabara, which would later hire him.
The nickname Apolinho was given by Celso Garcia, in reference to the equipment used by the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission, and was soon adopted by everyone.
In the year of its centenary, in 1995, in the midst of a moment of crisis, Flamengo, with then president Kleber Leite, invited Apolinho to take over technical command and tame the attack formed by Sávio Romário and Edmundo.
On that occasion, he was runner-up in the Libertadores Super Cup. Three years later, he returned to the club in the role of technical director. Washington often referred to the episode as a “convocation.” Months later he would definitively return to the microphones at Super Rádio Tupi.
Washington Rodrigues leaves an admirable legacy, in addition to three children, seven grandchildren and a legion of fans and co-workers who considered him a true legend of the sports communication.
Rubro-negro had a dominant performance, recovered from recent results and took second place in the group
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Flamengo took a significant step towards the round of 16 of the Libertadores by beating Bolívar 4-0, in a dominant performance at Maracanã. With this result, they took second place in group E, depending only on themselves to advance in the continental competition.
The game started with Flamengo determined to reverse their situation in the Libertadores, after two consecutive defeats. After just three minutes, Gerson opened the scoring after receiving a cross from Everton Cebolinha and finishing with precision.
Despite Flamengo's initial pressure, Bolívar tried to react and even hit a ball at Rossi's post. However, the red and black didn't give any chances and increased their advantage in the final stretch of the first half. Ayrton Lucas took advantage of a surplus in the area and scored the second goal.
In the second half, Flamengo kept the pace and didn't take long to score more. In the 33rd minute, Everton Cebolinha found the net after a beautiful pass from Pedro. And just five minutes later, Pedro scored the fourth goal, completing the rout.
With the victory, Flamengo reached seven points in five games and took second place in group E. Now, the red-black team's next challenge will be against Millonarios, from Colombia, on the 28th, at Maracanã. A new victory guarantees the team in the knockout phase of the Libertadores.
After the impressive result, coach Tite opted to make changes to the team to preserve the players, but Flamengo left the field with a convincing victory and a favorable goal difference in continental competition.
The Uruguayan scored a beautiful goal for the Brasileirão that had a lot of repercussions and the commentator said that the team "needed a show like that"
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Flamengo beat Atlético-GO 2-1 in the Brasileirão debut. From la Cruz opened the scoring in the match with a great free kick. This was his first goal with the red and black shirt, and the Uruguayan was publicly praised by Petkovic. One of the great specialists in free kicks with the Flamengo shirt, the Serbian used social media to praise De la Cruz's shot. The Uruguayan placed the ball in the angle in the right corner of the Atlético-GO goalkeeper and was disenchanted.
"Hallelujah! Was it worth DOUBLE the ticket or not with that great goal from De La Cruz? Flamengo needed a a show like that", published the red-black idol on his official Twitter page (currently X).
There were 15 games - two of which were friendlies in the pre-season - before De la Cruz managed to score his first goal with a Flamengo shirt. A goal that was very similar to others throughout his career.
In 2019, for the Libertadores, the Uruguayan scored a great goal from a dead ball in River Plate's 2-2 with Internacional in Beira-Rio. In 2022, in Uruguay's friendly with Canada, he also scored a free kick in the 2-0 victory in Slovakia. And last year, in the Argentine team's farewell season, he hit an even more distant shot in the 2-0 victory over Colón in the Argentine Championship.
The new favorite of Flamengo fans is preparing for the today's match (17), being one of the options for Tite to field against São Paulo for the second round of the national tournament. The ball starts rolling at Maracanã at 9:40 pm (Brasília time).
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