FLAMENGO CREATOR, HUGO SOUZA STAYS ON THE BENCH AND WATCHES CHAVES DROP TO THE SECOND DIVISION OF THE PORTUGUESE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Brazilian women's football team debuted with victory at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This Thursday, Brazil beat Nigeria 1-0, in Bordeaux, with a goal from Gabi Nunes, completing a good pass by Marta.

The goal scored by Gabi Nunes was the attacker's fifth for the Brazilian team. Shortly before the score was opened, Rainha Marta found the net, but the goal was canceled by the referee due to an offside. Overall, Arthur Elias' Brazil maintained an offensive posture and control of the game after taking the lead. Nigeria offered little danger to the goal defended by Lorena.

When the ball rolled, nervousness was the team's main factor in the first minutes. Using missed passes and intercepted direct calls, Brazil was initially unable to trouble the Nigerian team. Without control of the match, the Canarian team suffered from quick departures from their opponents. So, in the 15th minute, goalkeeper Lorena saved the team by defending a one-on-one shot with Chinwendu Ihezuo.

After the initial tension, it was Brazil's turn to take control of the game. At 35 minutes, Antonia found Marta, who converted, but saw her goal disallowed due to the assistant's offside. But soon after, it was the Queen's turn to find a perfect pass for Gabi Nunes, who finished strongly and filled the net to put the Brazilian team ahead.

In the second stage, the team led by Arthur Elias kept the situation under control. Counting on Lorena's safe defenses, the team that won the silver medal in 2004 and 2008 confirmed its success.

With the triumph, Brazil takes second place in Group C, tied on points with Spain. In the next round, the team will face Japan, while Nigeria will face Spain.

The Brazilian women's team debuts at the Olympic Games against Nigeria, in Group C, in Bordeaux. The ball rolls at 2pm (Brasília time). The Brazilian women's team has already faced Nigeria twice, with two victories, both in official competitions. In the 1999 World Cup, 4-3 for Brazil in extra time, after 3-3 in the 90 minutes, in the quarter-finals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 3-1 for Brazil in the group stage.

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A clash in the Portuguese Championship ended with regrettable scenes and a player trained at Flamengo's academy ended up suffering sad consequences, this Sunday (21). Fans who were watching the clash between Chaves and Estoril invaded the pitch and attacked the player. Marcelo Carné, goalkeeper revealed by Mengão, who plays for Estoril, was the main target of the attacks. The match was stopped for 20 minutes due to an invasion by fans of the home team and only returned to normal after interventions by the police. The athlete was also expelled by the referee for defending himself from the attacks.

Flamengo's goalkeeper was still the victim of something else, in addition to aggression. The Chaves board, allegedly claimed that Marcelo Carné himself was responsible for the incident, which made the situation even worse. Fans of Estoril's opponent stoned the team's bus after the match. The Estoril team asked the Portuguese Football Federation, the match was challenged due to the case. Ignacio Beristain, president of the club, was still emphatic when talking about the regrettable scenes.

“Our players, when defending themselves from the aggression, were expelled by the referee. Everyone who was here saw that There were no conditions to continue the game. Athletes were attacked on the pitch. We asked the referee to suspend the match, but he decided to continue it in a context that was not intended to play football. >

Through an official note, the organization of the Portuguese Championship also commented on the case: “The Portugal League strongly condemns the incidents that occurred today during the game between GD Chaves and Estoril Praia and asks the fans to the adoption of responsible behavior, consistent with the spectacle that a football game must always be. Liga Portugal also requests the competent authorities to be merciless towards those who, thanks to unacceptable attitudes, disturbed the normal course of the match in question”.

The athlete Marcelo Carné did not play any official matches for Flamengo's professional team, according to data from the website oGol. After several seasons in the youth division, the goalkeeper was constantly loaned out by the red-black board. Carné arrived in Portuguese football in 2022, to play for Marítimo, before defending the colors of Estoril, the club he plays for today and where Cria do Mengão suffered the incident.

It is important to remember that Chaves' starting goalkeeper is Hugo Souza, player who was also trained at Flamengo's academy. The match ended in a 2-2 draw and the two cubs were on the field defending their respective goals.