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Mais Querido occupies third place in the group and needs to win
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0Flamengo and Bolívar will face each other this Wednesday (15/05), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in the fifth round of Group E of the Libertadores. The match is crucial for the ambitions of both teams and promises to be a great challenge for the red and black defense. The Bolivians arrive with an impressive average of 2.5 goals per game in the competition.
O Mais Querido occupies third place in the group and needs to win the next two games to keep the dream of qualifying alive. Bolívar, the isolated leader of the group, only needs one point to guarantee their place. With three wins and a draw, the Bolivians scored in every round of the Libertadores and arrive in Rio de Janeiro with full force.
Coach Tite will have to find an effective strategy to contain Bolívar's attacks. The task will not be easy, especially because Chico da Costa, with four goals in the Libertadores, is in great form in 2024. The Brazilian striker is a constant threat to the red and black defense.
Recently, < a>Flamengo has shown defensive vulnerabilities. Although the defensive system was solid at the beginning of the season, it has now given up a lot of space, conceding eight goals in the last nine games. Tite, known for seeking balance in his teams, is under pressure to improve performances and results.
This clash at Maracanã will be decisive for Flamengo, who are looking for recovery and a chance to advance in the Libertadores. Performance against Bolívar will be crucial in determining the team's future in the competition.
Medal by medal, Brazil and Italy fought for the top 5 of achievements
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0Brazil ended its participation in the Paris Paralympics this Sunday (8) with its best campaign in the history of the competition. According to the objective established by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee, the Brazilian delegation in Paris broke the record for medals in a single edition of the Games, with 89, achieved the highest number of golds, 25, and secured the unprecedented top 5 in the medals table. p>
It was not easy to secure fifth place. After spending the first few days among the five best countries at the Paralympics, Brazil came to occupy eighth place in the medals quarter at the end of Thursday (5), four days before the end of the Games. But from Friday (6) recovery came. With four gold medals won, Brazil reached seventh place and came up against France and Italy, which would become the great opponent for fifth place.
Medal after medal, Brazil and Italy fought for the top 5 in the table of medals. On Saturday (7), Brazilian athletes secured the country's best day in the history of the Paralympics with six golds, three silvers and seven bronzes, and sixth place in the classification. With such a performance, Brazil surpassed the 72 podiums and 22 gold medals from Tokyo 2022, achieving its best campaign in both categories.
However, it still lacked a position in the top five. The Italians had 24 gold medals, one more gold medal than Brazil, and slept in fifth place. That would change this Sunday morning (8).
In the first events of the last day of the race, Brazil won two more gold medals and overtook Italy. First, Fernando Rufino was champion in canoeing, winning gold in the 200m VL2 and leaving the countries tied. The race also had another Brazilian on the podium. Igor Tofalini finished in second place and took silver. Then, in the event that would bring the top 5 to Brazil, Tayana Medeiros broke the Paralympic record by lifting 156kg in the 86kg category and took gold.
Italy did not win any competition and no longer competes in competitions. Thus, Brazil guaranteed its best campaign in the history of the Paralympics. The great Brazilian highlights, as usual, were athletics, which reached its 200th medals won, and swimming, with 36 for the first and 26 for the second discipline.
André, Guilherme Arana, Lucas Paquetá and Vini Júnior did not go to the field on Sunday
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0The Brazilian team welcomed defender Fabrício Bruno this Sunday, but even so, coach Dorival Júnior did not have the complete group for training in Curitiba. Physically worn out, left-back Guilherme Arana, midfielders André and Lucas Paquetá and striker Vini Júnior were absent from the activity held at Athletico-PR's Caju training center.
According to the CBF, the quartet was only out of training due to load control and has no injuries. This way, Dorival will only have training this Monday to prepare the squad to face Paraguay. The duel valid for the eighth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers will take place on Tuesday, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in Asunción.
Summoned up to replace Éder Militão, cut , Fabrício Bruno arrived in Curitiba this Sunday morning and, in the afternoon, he went to the field with his teammates. The press was only able to follow the first 15 minutes of the activity.
This Monday, Brazil plays the last work before the match against Paraguay. Then, embark for Asunción. After beating Ecuador 1-0 last Friday, the Seleção occupies fourth place in the Qualifiers, with 10 points, eight less than leaders Argentina.
Mais Querido runs the risk of paying amounts in excess of 50 thousand dollars (R$ 275 thousand)
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0This last Monday (26), the Flamengowas notified by Conmebol and could pay a fine of more than 50 thousand dollars (R$ 275 thousand). This is because Mais Querido broke two rules in the match against Bolívar, in La Paz.
According to the South American confederation, Mais Querido would have delayed the athletes' return in three minutes into the second half of the game. Furthermore, Conmebol also claims that Flamengo exceeded the players' arrival time in the city of the match.
According to the manual, the club must arrive at least six hours in advance in cities with more than 2,000 meters in altitude. Rubro-Negro arrived at 5:50 pm for the game, which was scheduled for 8:30 pm, that is, around 2 hours and 40 minutes before the clash.
FLAMENGO CLASSIFICADOO Mais Querido managed to get past Bolívar and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Therefore, Rubro-Negro will now face Peñarol, from Uruguay, on the 19th and 26th of September, at Maracanã and Montevideo, respectively.
FOCUS ON THE NEXT GAMEWhile not is judged by Conmebol, Flamengo focuses its attention on the Copa do Brasil. Rubro-Negro faces Bahia, this Wednesday (28), at 9:30 pm, in the first game of the quarter-finals of the national knockout stage.
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