According to Mattos, the attacker wanted to wear the Cruzeiro shirt
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0Forward Michael returned to Flamengoin this transfer window after a three-year spell at Al Hilal, in Saudi Arabia . Although he completed his return to Rubro-Negro, the player initially showed interest in playing for Cruzeiro. The information was revealed by Alexandre Mattos, CEO of the celestial club, during an interview with columnist Jaeci Carvalho, from the newspaper Estado de Minas, on Monday, September 2nd.
WISH TO PLAY FOR CRUZEIRO COMES UP TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
According to Mattos, Michael wanted to wear the Cruzeiro shirt, but negotiations did not progress due to the club's financial situation miner. “Michael wanted it, of course… The manager is the same as Matheus Pereira. Of course there was a survey on both sides. Cruzeiro is now seen as a good payer. Everyone wants to come here. Michael wanted it”, stated the CEO.
However, Mattos highlighted that the amounts involved in the hiring were beyond what Cruzeiro could afford at the moment. “But these are values that deviate from Cruzeiro’s current reality. Who knows, maybe in the future, with the club more balanced and debts paid, we can think about it”, he added.
Michael's career is managed by Eduardo Maluf, the same manager as Matheus Pereira, Cruzeiro's current number 10. During his time at Al Hilal, Michael and Pereira played together, which strengthened the bond between the two players and generated expectations about a possible reunion at the Minas Gerais club.
Michael has been on Cruzeiro's radar since the beginning of businessman Pedro Lourenço's management, who acquired SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol) of the club in April. The intention was for the striker to be the team's "icing on the cake" for the second half. However, the negotiations did not progress beyond the initial interest, leading the player to opt to return to Flamengo.
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Flamengo's historic idol revealed surprise to Tite indicating that Carlinhos is ahead of Gabigol in the hierarchy of the red and black squad
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0Pedro's injury seems to reveal the real extent of the loss of space in Flamengo's team under coach Tite. Bruno Henrique has been chosen so far for the role of center forward and, against Vasco, this Sunday (15), the coach opted for Carlinhos as a substitute. A situation that idol Maestro Júnior sees as an attempt to send a message to Gabriel, who entered the classic with five minutes to go.
“It was strange, really. Even because of his CV and everything he has done, independent of Carlinhos. But I think he would automatically be the man to step into that role. Whether it was more fixed or like he has done, leaving the area more. Some message was given, but Tite didn't comment at all...", Júnior said on the program 'Seleção SporTV'.
Tite was asked about the decision at the press conference and, just as Júnior said, he didn't comment much about it. the case. The stance that the coach adopts in some questions during the press conferences, and the Gabigol topic is probably the main one. He limited himself to saying that the option was based on “training and games”, in addition to highlighting Carlinhos’ decisive moments this season. Indicating that Camisa 22 is ahead.
The red-black coach's assistant and son, Matheus Bachi, assured that it was a tactical decision. This is because they assessed that the team needed a player who could take advantage of the crosses that were being created.
But the justifications were not enough to convince André Rizek. Continuing the debate with Maestro Júnior, the journalist stated that he doesn't see how Gabigol can be useful in Tite's Flamengo if he is behind Carlinhos in the hierarchy.
“He loses Pedro and opts for Bruno Henrique. But then Bruno leaves the game and the person who enters is not Gabigol, but Carlinhos. And so, if Gabigol doesn't beat Carlinhos at this moment, I can't see him being useful. A melancholic end for one of the greatest players in Flamengo's history.”
Bruno Henrique as center forward exposes Gabigol at the end of the lineThere was a current that stated that Tite could opt for Carlinhos instead of Gabigol to maintain as much as possible the characteristics that the team had with Pedro. This is because, despite technical differences, both are taller center forwards, who compete for the aerial ball and can pivot at the edge of the area. However, the choice of Bruno Henrique has already forced a change of system.
The red-black team no longer has a regular center forward. This is because, although good at playing from the top, Bruno does not usually act as a reference to hold the ball in attack. Which forces Flamengo to play with a more mobile attack, with position changes with Luiz Araújo, Gerson and now Gonzalo Plata. In addition to having reduced shots and touched the ball more in the last two games.
Tite, therefore, is already willing to change the way he plays and adapt to the team without Pedro in charge of the attack. But he has not yet shown that he is considering the possibility of testing the team with Gabigol in the starting 11.
< p>Flamengo saw Botafogo and Palmeiras win in the round and open an advantage
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0International's 3 x 0 victory over Cuiabá, on Monday night (16), in Beira-Rio, ended the 26th round of the Brasileirão. With the result, the team from Rio Grande do Sul reached 38 points, in 8th position, and moved closer to the top squad.
Flamengo and Fortaleza were the G-4 teams that did not win, therefore, they saw Botafogo and Palmeiras opens up an advantage in the fight for the title. At the other end of the table, Corinthians lost and remains in the relegation zone. Defeated by Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi, Fluminense is the first team outside the Z-4.
Atlético-GO 0 x 2 Vitória – Antônio Accioly
Athletico-PR 1 x 1 Fortaleza – Ligga Arena
Botafogo 2 x 1 Corinthians – Nilton Santos
Sunday (15)Palmeiras 5 x 0 Criciúma – Allianz Parque
Bragantino 2 x 2 Grêmio – Nabi Abi Chedid
Juventude 2 x 1 Fluminense – Alfredo Jaconi
Cruzeiro 0 x 1 São Paulo – Mineirão
Bahia 3 x 0 Atlético-MG – Source Nova
Flamengo 1 x 1 Vasco – Maracanã
Monday (16)International 3 x 0 Cuiabá – Beira- Rio
Updated classification:1st Botafogo – 53 points
2nd Palmeiras – 50
3rd Fortaleza – 49
4th Flamengo – 45 (1 game less)
5th São Paulo – 44
6th Bahia – 42
6th Bahia – 42
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7th Cruzeiro – 41
8th International – 38 (2 games less)
9th Vasco – 35 (1 game less)
10° Atlético-MG – 33 (2 games less)
11° Juventude – 32
12° Bragantino – 31 (1 games less)
13° Athletico-PR – 30 (2 games less)
14° Grêmio – 28 (2 games less)
15° Criciúma – 28 (1 game less) less)
16° Fluminense – 27 (1 games less)
17° Vitória – 25
18° Corinthians – 25
19th Cuiabá – 22 (1 games less)
20th Atlético-GO – 18
Al Hilal releases video of the coach's relaxing moment
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0During an Al Hilal training session, Jorge Jesus stole the show by participating in a lively game with one of his players. The former Flamengo coach showed his talent by playing catch-up with Arab player Yasser Al-Shahrani. In a relaxed moment, Jesus compared his control of the ball to that of Neymar Jr., a player from Al Hilal, although the comment was not understood in Portuguese by the player.
With his impressive control of the ball, Jorge Jesus he juggled and commented: “It looks like Neymar”, while executing the embaixadinhas. All around, players watched the coach's performance with interest. On social media, Al Hilal took the opportunity to share the video, which quickly gained popularity, accumulating 139,000 likes on Instagram alone. See the video here.
Neymar Jr., who is known as his talent, he is familiar with Jorge Jesus, as he plays for Al Hilal. However, Neymar is recovering from a knee injury suffered following Brazil's 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in October 2023. He suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, a similar injury to Pedro's in the Flamengo, who should only return to the field in 2025. Neymar is still in a long recovery process and should return to the field in next month.
Jorge Jesus is one of the greatest coaches in the history of Flamengo, winning five titles, Libertadores, Brasileiro, Supercopa do Brasil, Recopa and Campionato Carioca, in just over a year at the club and boasting the mark of having more cups than defeats at Rubro-Negro. At Al Hilal, JJ recently reached the same milestone at the Arab club.
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