13-year-old boy dreamed of being a soccer player
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Same roots, but different destinations. This Saturday (12), Flamengo's under-20 team beat Santos by 3-1 in the Brazilian Championship of the category. After the victory, Lorran, the base's jewel, honored Thiago Menezes, a 13-year-old who was killed during a police operation in Cidade de Deus, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro.
Lorran is also a child of Cidade de Deus God, and played in the same football project as Thiago. Young people participated in SC Técnico, a project by coach Paulo Soares, which serves approximately 150 young people in the community. Thiago had the dream of becoming a football player, and saw in Lorran a great example of what he would like to be: a young man from the favela who reached a giant in Brazilian football.
After the end of the match against Santos, the under-20 jewel showed a shirt with the message “Eterno Thiaguinho. Will never be forgotten". In addition, the player gave a short interview and spoke about what happened.
“This victory was in honor of this one. A dreamy Moloque who died in Cidade de Deus,” he said.
Family members and residents claim that the young man was executed by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro. In his trainings in the community project, Thiaguinho started to show an increasingly better performance. However, the boy's dreams of City of God were dispelled by the bullets he received.
Aguerre was Flamengo's executioner in the Libertadores game
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Goalkeeper for Peñarol and Flamengo's executioner, Washington Aguerre did not hide his happiness at commanding the victory away from home, he praised the celebration of the Montevideo team's fans and took the opportunity to provoke the Rio team. In the first game of the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores, Rubro-Negro was defeated by Carboneros 1-0, this Thursday (19), at Maracanã.
- Win at Maracanã, in this stadium with All of its history and tradition is very important, but we know that we are not classified. We are very happy, with the fans singing, it was very beautiful. With the stadium silent, with all due respect, listening to the Peñarol fans was very exciting - said Aguirre, in a post-game press conference.
On the field, Diego Aguirre managed to succeed in his strategy against Tite, scored an early goal, while the Rio team found it difficult to create. With just two good chances in the initial stage, with Bruno Henrique and Arrascaeta, Rubro-Negro went to the break amidst boos.
In addition to the four lines, the Carboneros also gave a class in the stands, albeit in minority. The fans arrived in around 30 buses, escorted by the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and managed to enter Maracanã before the ball rolled to welcome their athletes.
Now, Flamengo once again faces the Peñarol next Thursday (26), at 7pm (Brasília time), in a decisive clash and qualifying for a place in the Libertadores semi-final. In the event of a one-goal victory, the place will be decided by a penalty shootout.
Former player Beto expresses outrage on video and calls for the coach to be fired
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Flamengo's 1-0 defeat to Peñarol, from Uruguay, this Thursday (19), in a match valid for the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores da América, generated a wave of criticism from both fans and former club idols. Coach Tite was booed by those present at Maracanã and, on social media, he became the target of several complaints.
Among the most exalted voices is that of former player Beto, who defended the CRF among 1998 and 2002 and is remembered for titles such as the Campeonato Carioca, the Champions Cup and the Mercosul Cup. In a video shared after the confrontation, Beto spared no harsh words against the former coach of the Brazilian team.
Visibly outraged by Mais Querido's performance and the lineup promoted by Tite, the former midfielder made an outburst full of criticism of the coach. In the video, Beto asks for Tite's resignation and questions his decisions at the head of Flamengo, using insults and aggressive terms.
“A coach like that, naughty, with a group like that and doesn't know how to form the team? Go ahead and take it... Tite. Run from Flamengo, you son of a bitch... Fuck you...”, the ex-athlete raged, asking the coach to leave command of the team after the setback at home.
The atmosphere in Gávea became even more tense with pressure from the fans and the demonstration of former players of the club. Tite, who took charge of Mengão with great expectations, now has the challenge of regaining the trust of the squad and fans. The next clash, in which Flamengo will seek to reverse the adverse result against Peñarol, will be decisive for the team's future in the continental competition.
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Thursday (26) , in Montevideo, needing to beat the Uruguayan team by two goals to guarantee a place in the Libertadores semi-finals.
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