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Flamengo's Samuel Lino is absent from the Brazilian national team's first training session.
02 Set 2025 | 14:55
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27 Abr 2024 | 07:16 |
As a coach, Filipe Luís has already faced great teams from São Paulo, played in international tournaments, but has not yet played in a state classic. However, this Saturday (27), the Flamengo under-17 coach faces a city rival for the first time in his new career. In Xerém, Mais Querido takes on Fluminense, in the Copa Rio category, at 11am (Brasília time).
Filipe Luís has a 100% record in the Copa Rio and is coming off two 6-0 wins , against Resende and Serrano. Flamengo under-17 has even played a classic in the current edition of the competition, against Botafogo, but the former left-back was in the United States, leading the team in the Generations Cup, in which Mais Querido was a semi-finalist. Mengo B faced General Severiano's team.
Before the start of the competitions, Filipe Luís beat São Paulo and lost to Palmeiras in friendlies. In other preparatory duels, the Flamengo under-17 coach had 100% success. Therefore, the former left-back's only defeat as a coach on national territory was against alviverde. Flamengo U-17 campaign so far in the Rio Cup:
- Cabofriense 1×5 Flamengo
- Flamengo 1×0 Volta Redonda
- Flamengo 0x1 Nova Iguaçu (without Filipe Luís)
- Botafogo 3×2 Flamengo (without Filipe Luís)
- Flamengo 6×0 Resende
- Flamengo 6×0 Serrano
Fluminense x Flamengo, for the Copa Rio Sub-17, takes place at 11am (Brasília time), with live broadcast from FlaTV, on YouTube. Furthermore, Rubro-Negro's official channel shows the classic for the Copa Rio Sub-15, which starts at 8:30 am (Brasília time). Rubro-Negro's 'youngest' team is undefeated in the tournament.
In addition to the two Fla-Flus on Saturday (27), the weekend marks a classic among professionals. On Sunday (28), Rubro-Negro faces Botafogo, at 11am (Brasília time), in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. The duel is scheduled for Maracanã and could put Mengão back in the lead.
Tricolor is already thinking about strengthening the squad for next season and has a Mengão player as the main target for the club's presidential candidate.
02 Set 2025 | 19:00 |
The transfer windows in Brazil and Europe close this Tuesday (02), but Grêmio still harbors the desire to bring back Everton Cebolinha , currently at Flamengo. Former Grêmio player Luís Mário, who now works as a football agent, revealed that the Rio Grande do Sul club plans to make the red-black number 11 the big signing of the next season. “ Marcelo (Marques)'s dream for next year, Grêmio's big signing, is Everton Cebolinha ,” said Luís Mário.
With the end of the window this Tuesday (02), the possibility of an immediate agreement is considered unlikely . Grêmio would only have a chance if they could achieve an amicable termination between Cebolinha and Flamengo , which would leave the striker free on the market.
Still, the Rio Grande do Sul club's plans are likely to be postponed until early 2026, when a new transfer window will open. Flamengo , for its part, has not ruled out negotiating the player , provided a profitable opportunity arises.
Everton Cebolinha is not in the best of times at Flamengo. The striker has lost ground under Filipe Luís and has played in just three of the last ten games , a period in which he scored a goal against Atlético-MG, his last for Flamengo.
In the 2025 season, he played 30 matches, scoring four goals, making 15 starts, and playing a total of 1,174 minutes. The arrival of Samuel Lino further reduced his opportunities , as the number 11 was not in good form.
Mengão beat Internacional in the Brazilian final that year, but the court granted Sport the chance to consider themselves champions.
02 Set 2025 | 18:30 |
Formed in the youth ranks of Flamengo , former player Leonardo spoke again about the controversy surrounding the 1987 Brazilian Championship title . For the current sports manager, there is no logic in considering Sport the champion of the edition, and the main person responsible for the confusion was the CBF itself.
Leonardo on Flamengo's 1987 Brasileirão title: "This CBF anomaly is a shame"
"No, no, with all due respect to Sport, but you know what? First, it's a shame that the CBF is so anomaly, that they don't recognize it and then they do [...] But I think at the time, they admitted they couldn't organize the championship . So, they gave Clube dos 13 the opportunity to organize the competition," Leonardo told Charla Podcast.
According to the former full-back, the Green Module brought together the country's main clubs, such as the 12 biggest clubs in Brazilian football , while the Yellow Module functioned as a kind of second division, with the country's most alternative teams.
" The Green Module brings together the country's top 20 clubs. The other, from 20th to 40th . Series A, Series B, man. Two champions emerge. Then they say they have to play a game to recognize the Brazilian title. Honestly, it's a bit of a... So, Flamengo —I don't want to say right or wrong—didn't show up for that game. Inter wouldn't show up either, São Paulo wouldn't show up, because they signed. Then Sport showed up and lost this game that never happened. And the debate continues to this day," he added.
That year, lacking the financial means to organize the tournament, the CBF authorized the Clube dos 13 to create the Copa União , contested by the country's 16 most prominent clubs, called the Green Module. However, the confederation later reversed its decision, creating the Yellow Module, and requiring a crossover between the champions of each module.
Flamengo and Internacional, the two best teams in the Green Module, refused to face Sport and Guarani, leaders of the Yellow Module. As a result, the Pernambuco team won by a landslide and was officially recognized by the CBF . Still, for much of the public, Flamengo 's title in the Green Module is seen as the true Brazilian Championship.
The former full-back was a starter on a star-studded team that included Zico, Renato Gaúcho, Bebeto, and Zinho. For him, the historic significance of the title goes beyond the legal dispute: " I think there should be official recognition and popular recognition . That, if we analyze it, is Zico's last title of the 1980s," Leonardo noted.
The player would not have a place with coach Filipe Luís and, after a failed attempt to negotiate with the Portuguese team, he will be a Peixe player.
02 Set 2025 | 17:00 |
Midfielder Victor Hugo was officially announced as a reinforcement for Santos this Tuesday (02). With no space at Flamengo, the player signed a loan contract valid until July 2026. The agreement does not provide a purchase option, but guarantees the São Paulo club the right of preference in the event of a future negotiation.
Victor Hugo on loan from Flamengo to Santos: "It's a dream come true"
According to information from journalist Venê Casagrande, if Flamengo receives offers for the athlete during the loan period, Peixe will have priority to match any offer, a similar case to Jean Lucas' loan in 2019.
Excited about the opportunity, Victor Hugo spoke for the first time as a Santos player and highlighted the chance to play alongside Neymar, an idol from Vila Belmiro: " I'm so happy and eager to play and train . It's a dream come true. I've been watching Neymar at Santos since I started watching football; he was the player who made me fall in love with the sport. It's an honor to play with him; I'm sure it will work out great," the midfielder told the club's official website.
The Nest Boy also highlighted the immediate affection he's received from the Santos fans: " It's been incredible. I've already received so many messages on Instagram, and I'm so happy . I went to the last game at Vila and I can't wait to be on the field to bring joy to these fans. I'm so excited and hope to help as much as possible," he added.
At Santos, Victor Hugo will have the opportunity to play more minutes, unlike the situation he has faced at Flamengo in recent months. The midfielder arrives to bolster the team's fight against relegation , as the team sits 16th in the Brazilian Championship with 22 points from 21 matches.