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02 Mai 2025 | 18:53 |
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The match between Cruzeiro and Flamengo, scheduled for this Sunday (4), at 4 pm, for the 7th round of the Brazilian Championship, promises to be a milestone in terms of attendance in the competition. With more than 40 thousand tickets sold until this Friday, the match already surpasses all previous matches at Mineirão in 2025.
The initial number of tickets was 40,000, but high demand led Cruzeiro to release new sections and increase the total capacity to 57,000 seats. Only the Red Upper and Purple Upper sections have tickets left. This number already represents Cruzeiro's largest home crowd in this Brasileirão, not counting the 4,000 tickets allocated to the visiting fans — which, in turn, were quickly snapped up by the red-and-blacks.
Cruzeiro's numbers as home team in the Brasileirão:
Cruzeiro x Vasco (Uberlândia – 6th round): 15,398 fans
Cruzeiro x Bahia (Mineirão – 4th round): 26,557 fans
Cruzeiro x Mirassol (Mineirão – 1st round): 40,837 fans
The expectation is that Cruzeiro x Flamengo will have over 50,000 fans in attendance, setting a new record for both the club as the home team and Mineirão itself in this edition of Série A. Until then, the biggest crowd for the club in the tournament had been in the debut against Mirassol, when 40,837 fans were at Mineirão. Against Bahia, there were just over 26,000 fans in attendance. The duel against Vasco took place in Uberlândia and had 15,398 paying spectators.
In addition to Cruzeiro, Mineirão also hosted three Atlético-MG games in this Brasileirão. None of them had more than 44,000 attendees, reinforcing that this Sunday's match will, in fact, be the biggest of the season at the stadium. Galo had modest attendances in the first rounds: 28,415 against São Paulo, 23,234 against Vitória and 24,528 against Botafogo. The numbers contrast with the mobilization for the match between Cruzeiro and Flamengo, which attracts much above-average interest.
The presence of a massive crowd is no surprise when Flamengo is involved. The Rubro-Negro continues to be the star when it comes to audience and stands, even as a visitor. Almost all of the team's away games have stadiums that are full or above the average for the home teams. The phenomenon was repeated against Grêmio, Vitória and now Cruzeiro. In all cases, tickets for visitors were sold out quickly. The club manages sales directly through its platform, with priority given to members.
Mengão reached an agreement with Dynamo Moscow to sign the midfielder, but the Russian club did not send a document authorizing the official announcement.
02 Ago 2025 | 10:00 |
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Although he was the first signing by Flamengo in this transfer window, midfielder Jorge Carrascal was the last to show up in Rio de Janeiro . According to the 'GE' portal, the last document signed by the Russian club arrived at Flamengo late in the afternoon of this Friday (1st). With that, the official announcement of the player will be made in the coming days, after the conclusion of pending procedures with Atlético-MG.
The reason for the delay was that Dynamo Moscow, his former club, took too long to complete the necessary paperwork for the transfer . The Russian team only released the Colombian after signing Rubens from Atlético-MG as a replacement.
At Dynamo's request, Flamengo will participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for Rubens' acquisition. Thus, a significant portion of the €12 million (R$77 million) invested by Carrascal will go to the Minas Gerais club.
Despite being in Rio since Wednesday, Carrascal has not yet been regularized with the CBF, which prevents him from playing in the next matches — against Ceará, this Sunday (3), for the Brasileirão, and against Atlético-MG, Wednesday (7), for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The registration deadlines for both matches have already expired.
The Colombian's debut is scheduled for August 9th against Mirassol at Maracanã, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship . Having been training regularly and playing for Dinamo, Carrascal is expected to be available to Filipe Luís as soon as he is officially confirmed. He has already passed the medical exams but will only be able to train with the club after being registered.
Alvinegro still owed Mengão for the signing of Matheuzinho, but managed to deposit a huge amount to close the matter.
02 Ago 2025 | 09:00 |
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Flamengo received, this Friday (1st), another millionaire amount related to the sale of right-back Matheuzinho. Corinthians paid around R$ 14 million to Rubro-Negro , paying off the remaining amount of the negotiation made in February of this year.
At the time, the Rio de Janeiro club sold the player for R$21.48 million, but Corinthians delayed the third installment of the agreement. As a result, Flamengo demanded immediate payment of the entire outstanding amount . The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.
To facilitate the payment, Corinthians signed an agreement with Brax, the company responsible for marketing advertising signs for both clubs. The company acted as guarantor for the deal and transferred the funds to Flamengo .
By August, Corinthians had already paid R$8 million directly to the Rio de Janeiro club. It then transferred R$7.58 million to Brax , which topped up the amount with another R$6 million , fully settling the debt with the club.
While the board celebrates receiving the amount, Flamengo remains focused on the field. The team led by Filipe Luís returns to play this Sunday (3), against Ceará, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, on pay-per-view.
During the press conference to present Samuel Lino, the football director was direct when speaking to Mengão fans about the signings
02 Ago 2025 | 08:21 |
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Flamengo has already made four signings official this transfer window , but the delay in negotiations has drawn criticism from some fans . During striker Samuel Lino's presentation, football director José Boto spoke out on the matter and apologized to the Flamengo Nation.
“Sometimes things take a little longer than the fans want, and I apologize to the fans, but we ( Flamengo 's board) have fixed ideas, and as long as it's possible to have the players we want , we'll go after it,” explained Boto.
Brazilian football's second transfer window opened on July 10th, and Flamengo began the period cautiously, monitoring the market and evaluating options. As the weeks progressed, the board accelerated negotiations and secured four key signings : Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.
Despite the names already confirmed, Flamengo remains attentive to the market. The club is in ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina, Italy, to sign striker Lucas Beltrán . Flamengo has already agreed on a fee with the Italian club, but still needs to convince the Argentine player to return to South America.
While the board works behind the scenes, the squad led by Filipe Luís focuses on the challenges on the field. Flamengo's next match is this Sunday (3), against Ceará , at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship.
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