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Flamengofought to the end and conquered an upset by 2 to 1 over Cuiabá, at Arena Pantanal, in a match valid for the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. While the Crias do Ninho shone, two players stood out in the Mato Grosso team: goalkeeper Walter and Paraguayan striker Isidro Pitta. The latter even caught the attention of red and black fans, who suggested signing the player to be Pedro's backup.

On social media, many Flamengo fans exclaimed praise for Pitta, Cuiabá's striker. A fan commented: “Isidro Pitta is a good name for Flamengo in 2025”. Another, more enthusiastic, has already envisaged a future transfer: “I think Isidro Pitta has just signed with Flamengo for 2025”, he wrote. Check it out:

Pitta humiliates Léo Pereira

The highlight of Pitta's performance came in the 23rd minute of the final stage, when he dribbled past Léo Pereira and left the defender red-black in the floor. The Paraguayan finished with class, without giving Rossi a chance, but the referee caught the irregular position and the goal was disallowed. solid rgb(197, 0, 24);">Virada dos Garotos do Ninho

Despite the good Walter's performance and Pitta's play, it was the Garotos do Ninho who resolved the game for Flamengo. The red-and-black team conceded the first goal of the match 13 minutes into the second half, but sought a comeback with goals from newcomers Guilhermeand Matheus Gonçalves.

At 12 minutes, Filipe Luís called on Guilherme, who made his professional debut for Flamengo. After a move by Bruno Henrique on the right, Garoto do Ninho appeared free in the area and finished to tie the game. In the 47th minute, Michaelmade a great move along the baseline and crossed for Matheus Gonçalves to turn the game around and guarantee the victory red-black.

Next Flamengo game

Flamengo is now preparing for the next challenge, against Fortaleza, in a direct confrontation for the 35th round of the Campeonato Brazilian. The match will be held on Tuesday (26), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão.

Last Wednesday (20), Flamengobeat Cuiabá 2-1, in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. After the victory, the red and black squad had a day off this Thursday (21) and, therefore, did not go to Ninho do Urubu.

According to the portal 'Coluna do Fla', Flamengo represents itself this Friday (22 ), from 9am (Brasília time). The activity at CT will start around 9:30 am, with the total focus on the confrontation against Fortaleza.

Despite the break, coach Filipe Luís assured after the duel against Cuiabá that there will be no relaxation between the players and that the focus is to win every game to play the best role possible and he reinforced that this was something he learned from his former commander, Diego Simeone.

“I see no other way to live other than giving my best, in everything. Try to win. That's me. I communicate with my players that I do not allow relaxation. It's a training culture that I learned from Simeone, he transformed my life, I won't accept anyone relaxing. And they won't relax. I didn't even need to speak. The training sessions were very good this week”, said the coach.

Position in table

With the triumph over Cuiabá, Flamengo maintained its position in the G-4 of the Brazilian Championship, occupying fourth place, with 62 points achieved. Botafogo, leader of the competition, has 69 points.

Next challenge

With the final stretch of the Brazilian Championship approaching, Flamengo still has four more games before the end of the season. The next challenge will be against Fortaleza, on Tuesday (26), at Arena Castelão. The clash, valid for the 35th round, will start at 8pm (Brasília time), and will be broadcast live on Premiere, via pay-per-view.

Gabigol's victorious career at Flamengo is coming to an end approaching the end. With an agreement already signed with Cruzeiro, other Brazilian clubs, such as Santos, are moving to try to sign the striker. Even with the agreement with the Minas Gerais team, Peixe does not rule out the possibility of signing the number 99 shirt.

In an interview with GE, Santos' executive director of football, Alexandre Gallo, revealed that the striker is of interest to the São Paulo club. Gallo stated that he is in contact with Gabigol's manager, Júnior Pedroso, and highlighted that the player's father has a good relationship with the team's president.

“Every great athlete is of interest to Santos, especially an athlete who has such a great identificationwith us. Our president has a relationship with Gabrieland with father. I have a relationship with Gabriel's representative, Júnior Pedroso, who is a very helpful guy. This is an issue that we will still have to wait another month to have a definition”, said Alexandre Gallo.

Rivalry with Cruzeiro for signing

Despite Santos' interest, the São Paulo club will have to compete against Gabigol with Cruzeiro, which has already signed an agreement with the striker to announce his signing at the start of the 2025 season. The fox awaits the end of Gabriel Barbosa's contract with Flamengo< /a> to make the link official.

O Flamengo still has four games to play in the Brazilian Championship, but Gabigol is already planning his farewell. According to Mais Querido's vice-president of football, Marcos Braz, the striker must say goodbye to Nação Rubro-Negra in the last round of the tournament, in the confrontation against Vitória.

Flamengo's last match of the season will be at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro< /b>, and both Gabigol and the club want the farewell party to take place in front of the fans, who consider the striker one of the greatest idols in the club's history.