COMMENTATOR SAYS FLAMENGO WAS SLOW TO RENEW WITH THE CLUB'S IDOL: "HE ATE A FLY"!

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.

Flamengo agreed to renew its contract with Bruno Henrique in the last quarter of this year, but the official agreement has not yet been made public. This is because the club is discussing internally whether the extension of the contract should be announced on social media.

The Coluna do Fla report found that Bruno Henrique's renewal “has already been announced (internally), but without major formalities”, as revealed by a source from the red-black board. In this way, Flamengo analyzes behind the scenes whether or not it will announce the extension of the contract for another three years, as there is a fear on the part of Rubro-Negro of criticism and negative repercussions.

Bruno Henrique had a contract with Flamengo until December 31st of this year, but after a long and turbulent negotiation, the new contract is valid until the end of 2026. Mengo wanted to increase the partnership until the end of 2024, but the staff thought differently and wanted another three years.

Therefore, signing for another three seasons divides opinions among red and black fans.

About to turn 33 this Saturday (30), Bruno Henrique will stay at Flamengo until he is 36 Precisely because he is in his thirties, some of the red and black fans criticize the board for the length of the new contract. Therefore, it is precisely this negative expression on social media that the club is afraid of announcing the agreement on the internet.