COMMENTATOR ALERT TITE ABOUT RODOLFO LANDIM AND MARCOS BRAZ'S COMMAND AT FLAMENGO

The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.

As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.

Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.

Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.

Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.

Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.

The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.

According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.

Paes stated that the values ​​for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.

“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.

Gabigol's contract is nearing the end and the draft is getting smaller and smaller. In this way, the striker once again became a topic on sports programs and for commentator Rodrigo Mattos, the number 99 does not deserve more time on the field than he has received.

This is because, in the draw in last Sunday's classic (15), Carlinhos was chosen by Tite to replace Bruno Henrique, making it clear that, at this moment, Gabigol is the red-black's third option. 

"The most important thing is not that Gabigol is happy, it is that Flamengo is happy with the level of Gabigol's performances. And I think that neither Flamengo nor any fans are satisfied. It's not possible to put it into account the lack of rhythm, of minutes. He's had a zillion chances, he comes in and doesn't produce anything, he never gains rhythm. Then, it's always this thing of giving continuity. , said Rodrigo Mattos on 'Uol'.

Soon afterwards, Renato Maurício Prado disagreed with Rodrigo's opinion: “I agree that Gabigol is not delivering anything, but I think Tite should have put him as a center forward instead of Pedro. Two, three games, give it a chance. He only replaces Arrascaeta, he has nothing to do with that position. Putting Carlinhos in front of him, no matter how bad he is, is absurd to me. In fact, the entire Maracanã thought that (against Vasco)”, he commented.

Gabigol's last goal for Flamengo was on July 20th, for the Brasileirão. Therefore, with Pedro's injury, the number 99 will have to reestablish himself to score again for Rubro-Negro.

It is worth remembering that the striker's contract with Rubro-Negro ends on December 31st . Thus, Gabigol only has three more months to complete his stay at Mais Querido with a "golden key".