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Flamengo and Santos face each other this Wednesday (16), at 8 pm (Brasília time), for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be played at Vila Belmiro and will be broadcast exclusively by Premiere , in a pay-per-view system.
Gustavo Villani will be the narrator , with commentary by Lédio Carmona and Fernando Prass . On the sidelines, Murilo Tauro and Gabriela Ribeiro bring you behind-the-scenes details from Flamengo and Santos.
Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
Assistants: Guilherme Dias Camilo (MG) and Fernanda Nandrea Gomes Antunes (MG)
VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (GO)
Leading the Brasileirão with 27 points, Flamengo is coming off a convincing 2-0 victory over São Paulo. Flamengo has a goal difference advantage over second-placed Cruzeiro (22-12) and maintains a good lead over Bragantino (26) and Bahia (24). Despite experiencing turmoil off the field, Filipe Luís's team has shown consistency on the pitch, with solid football and strong performances.
Flamengo: Rossi; Wesley, Leo Ortiz, Leo Pereira, Varela (Viña); Jorginho, Allan, Arrascaeta; Luiz Araújo, Gonzalo Plata and Bruno Henrique. Coach: Filipe Luis. Out: Pulgar (broken foot), Ayrton Lucas (cut on the leg), Alex Sandro (muscle injury), Michael (ankle pain) and Pedro (technical option).
Coach: Cleber Xavier. Absences: JP Chermont, João Schmidt and Rollheiser (suspended).
Mais Querido has a total of six absences for the next match, against Bragantino, in the 16th round of the Brasileirão, on Wednesday (23)
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After beating Fluminense this past Sunday ( 20), the Flamengo squad returned to CT Ninho do Urubu to begin activities focused on preparing for the match against Bragantino. In addition, Mais Querido released updates on the clinical situations of Ayrton Lucas, Alex Sandro, Erick Pulgar, Michael, Danilo and Gonzalo Plata.
Alex Sandro: "Recovering from an injury to the posterior muscle of his left thigh, he began physiotherapy work on the field this Monday (21)".
Ayrton Lucas: "While waiting for the wound he suffered in the match against São Paulo to fully heal, he is doing strength training at the George Helal Training Center gym ."
Danilo: "Substituted in the second half of the classic against Fluminense, last Sunday (20), he underwent an imaging test this afternoon. The magnetic resonance revealed an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. He has already started treatment with Flamengo's Medical Department ."
Erick Pulgar: "After undergoing an examination in Chile, which showed good progress in the surgery on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, the player returns to Brazil this Thursday (24) to continue treatment with the club's medical team ."
Michael: "Continuing treatment for pain in his left ankle."
Gonzalo Plata: "Unable to participate in the classic against Fluminense last Sunday (20), when he felt pain in the adductor of his right thigh while warming up, he was examined on Monday afternoon (21). The player shows signs of tendinitis in the area and is already undergoing treatment with the Club's Medical Department ."
Thus, without six athletes, Flamengo returns to the field on Wednesday (23), in a clash against Bragantino . The game will be valid for the 16th round of the Brasileirão, at 9:30 pm. Rubro-Negro will try to win to stay close to the leader, Cruzeiro.
The São Paulo team will go with full strength for the match against Mais Querido; Rubro-Negro will have five absences for the game next Wednesday (23)
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Flamengo returned to winning ways in the Brasileirão , beating Fluminense this past Sunday (20). However, the squad will not have a break and is already focusing its attention on the clash against Bragantino, on Wednesday (23). Thus, the São Paulo team gained four reinforcements for the match.
According to GE, for the match against Flamengo , coach Fernando Seabra will have the return of midfielder Gabriel and striker Eduardo Sasha, who served an automatic suspension in the last round and are free to face Mais Querido.
In addition, midfielder John John and striker Lucas Barbosa, who were spared from the trip to Salvador, also trained normally and should be included in the squad for the match against Flamengo, on Wednesday (23).
For Wednesday's match (23), Flamengo will have five absences. This is because Ayrton Lucas, Alex Sandro, Pulgar, Gonzalo Plata and Danilo are still treating injuries and will not be able to travel to São Paulo. However, Rubro-Negro will have the return of Bruno Henrique, who served a suspension in the last round.
Thus, Flamengo and Bragantino face each other in a match valid for the 16th round of the Brasileirão. The game will start at 9:30 pm, on Wednesday (23). Rubro-Negro will try to win to stay close to Cruzeiro, the current leader of the competition.
The players failed to perform well when they were paired together last season and became a "headache" for Xabi Alonso.
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The 2025/26 season is about to start, and Real Madrid still hasn't found its attacking duo. This is because Vinícius Júnior, formerly of Flamengo , and Mbappé haven't worked well together yet, and have been criticized by the Spanish newspaper As.
According to a survey conducted by As, of the 6,240 minutes Real Madrid played this season, across 68 games, Vini Jr. and Mbappé were on the field for 3,439 minutes . In other words, 55% of the minutes were spent by the Flamengo youth product and the Frenchman.
Since Vini Jr. won the Best of the World Award, his goal average and appearances have declined. The Mais Querido youth product went from scoring every 129 minutes to 211 minutes and from participating every 88 minutes to 113 minutes. Mbappé, on the other hand, improved his performance and ended the season as La Liga's top scorer with 31 goals.
"Fitting them together is Xabi Alonso's biggest task. He surprised everyone by starting Vinicius on the right wing against PSG. An experiment that didn't last long. And that didn't please the player. Few, if any, doubt the individual quality of Vinicius and Mbappé. The talent they possess individually. But that's not the point. It's how they can work together. Ancelotti hasn't been able to match them. Starting August 4th, Xabi Alonso will try. They are two geniuses... who don't get along, " highlights the column by journalist Sérgio López.
Now, Vinícius Júnior and Mbappé will attempt to become key players for Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid . The Whites will have a full season under the Spanish coach and will be chasing the year's biggest titles.