The 2023 season has not yet come to an end, but Mais Querido directors are already moving behind the scenes to outline the club's plans for next year, with a special focus
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The 2023 season has not yet come to an end, but Flamengo's directors are already moving behind the scenes to outline the club's plans for next year. Among the discussions, one name that stood out was David Luiz, the experienced defender who arrived at Rubro-Negro with great expectations. With a contract valid until the end of 2024, and the exciting arrival of Tite as coach, David Luiz expressed his desire to remain in the Rio team, shedding light on the player's future in the team.
David Luiz's bond with the Flamengo ends at the end of this year, but there is a contractual clause that allows his contract to be extended until December 2024. To do this, the defender needs to achieve specific goals, which, so far, he has achieved. In the middle of the year, David Luiz received tempting offers from abroad, coming from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which made him consider other possibilities for his career. However, Tite's arrival to the red and black technical committee changed the game, reinforcing the player's desire to remain at the club.
If David Luiz chooses to activate the clause and extend his contract, while Flamengo If you intend to dispose of the player at the end of the current season, the parties will need to reach a mutual agreement. To date, the 36-year-old defender has already played 39 games on the field, totaling 3155 minutes of play, becoming an important part of the team. Thus, the 2023 season becomes an intersection of multiple factors for Flamengo and David Luiz.
However, one factor that could influence David Luiz's stay at Flamengo is the injury he recently suffered. During the match against Cruzeiro at Mineirão, on October 19, the player injured his right ankle while trying to avoid an opponent's counterattack. The medical diagnosis indicated that recovery will require a period of at least 30 days, which will keep him sidelined for a considerable time.
Flamengo's next match takes place against Santos, on Wednesday, November 1st, at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília. The match is part of the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship and is scheduled for 8pm (Brasília time). However, David Luiz will not be available for the game, leaving coach Tite with the task of adjusting the defense without the experienced defender. . As the year comes to an end, Flamengo fans and football lovers in general remain attentive to this important development in the club's journey.
Tricolor assistant commanded Rubro-Negro in four matches
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This Sunday (22), Flamengo travels to Porto Alegre to face Grêmio in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. The Rio Grande do Sul tricolor will not have Renato Gaúcho in charge on the edge of the field. Assistant Marcelo Salles, known as "Fera", who had a spell at Flamengo in 2019, will be the replacement, as the coach is suspended.
Marcelo Salles took charge of Flamengo after Abel's departure Braga and the arrival of Jorge Jesus, in 2019. Now, he will have the opportunity to face the Rio club due to the punishment of Renato Portaluppi, who is serving the second of four suspension matches imposed by the STJD (Supreme Court of Sports Justice).< /p>
In addition, Renato's technical assistant, Alexandre Mendes, was removed from Grêmio on suspicion of involvement in a case of domestic violence. Mendes, who led the team in the last match against Red Bull Bragantino, last Sunday (15), will be replaced by Marcelo Salles, who will have James Freitas as technical assistant.
In 2019, Marcelo Salles led Flamengo in four matches, obtaining three wins (against Fortaleza, Corinthians and CSA) and one draw (against Fluminense). He left the club in 2020, during the pandemic, and was invited by Renato Gaúcho, the following year, to join his technical committee. "Fera" returned to Mais Querido during Renato's time at the club in 2021.
Salles was also part of Mengão's technical committee in winning the sixth Brazilian championship in 2009, under the command of Andrade. Grêmio and Flamengo face each other at 6:30 pm this Sunday (22). Mengão occupies fourth place in the championship, with 45 points, while Grêmio is in 14th place, with 28 points.
A duel between rivals from Rio and a fight in the relegation zone mark this Saturday's round (21)
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Flamengo will only return to the field for the Brasileirão on Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), when they will face Grêmio in Porto Alegre. Meanwhile, the 27th round of the tournament for straight points begins this Saturday (21) with four matches.
4pm – Vitória x Juventude – Barradão Stadium
4pm – Corinthians x Atlético-GO – Neo Química Arena
6:30pm – Fluminense x Botafogo – Maracanã
9:30 pm – Fortaleza x Bahia – Arena Castelão
(All in Brasília time)
The first clashes take place at 4 pm, when Vitória receives Juventude in Salvador and, simultaneously, Corinthians face Atlético-GO in São Paulo, both matches with great importance in the fight against relegation. Later, at 6:30 pm, leader Botafogo faces Fluminense at Maracanã, in the Rio derby. Saturday's round ends with the duel between Fortaleza and Bahia, at 9:30 pm, at Arena Castelão.
And Flamengo?Flamengo takes the field on Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm, to face Grêmio in Porto Alegre. The team needs a victory to maintain its position in the G-4 of the Brasileirão. Currently, Mengão has 45 points, with São Paulo right behind, with 44, which increases the pressure for victory.
David Luiz recently completed three years at the Rio club
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David Luiz recently completed three years at Flamengo and does not hide the identification he created with the club during this period. After 14 years in Europe, he defines the current period as one of the best of his career. In an interview with the Copa City Studio podcast, the defender spoke about his relationship with fans and stated that Vini Jr, the Red and Black's creation, could win the Ballon d'Or.
David has 123 games, three goals and two assists since 2021. "It's one of the most beautiful pages of my career after many years in Europe to have the opportunity to return to Brazil and play for Flamengo," he said.
"Flamengo would not be great if there wasn't the Nation, the fans, this love, if the stadium wasn't full every game and everywhere we go. It's a fan base that truly loves, it's living fully, dedicatedly. anything in your life, with this pure feeling, you feel. This whole atmosphere that surrounds Flamengo, is felt. Flamengo moves me, it brings me every day, when I wake up, the desire to fight. , sadness, but it's what moves us. Being part of this is a sign that you're alive, it's a sign that Flamengo makes you live in a different way."
David Luiz on the Copa City Studio podcast< /p>
Created by Ninho do Urubu, Vini Jr is one of the competitors for the Ballon d'Or. David Luiz believes that the young man can take the prize. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony on October 28th.
"[He can win] without a doubt, he's already proven that. Last year was perhaps his best season. He's fighting with all the other greats talents that are now reigning in football."
David was champion of the Libertadores and Copa do Brasil in 2022, as well as Carioca in 2024, but suffered a severe blow in the defeat to Palmeiras in 2021. "In 2021 we lost the Libertadores and for me it was a huge blow. I thought it would be the first time in my career that I would win a title in an "easy" way because I would already reach the icing on the cake, I reached the semi-final. life is nothing easy, we lost. In 2022 we managed to make a huge turnaround in the middle of a tremendous season. It doesn't matter how it starts, it doesn't matter how it ends. Flamengo deserved to be enjoying this era of titles and putting the club where it deserves."
At 37 years old, David Luiz is the oldest in Flamengo's current squad, but he still doesn't think about stopping. He has a contract until the end of this year and is awaiting Fla's wishes to renew. "I want to play as long as I love football. I play for love, that's what moves me. I work to be able to play, but as long as there is love there will be discipline and responsibility."
Flamengo joined Arsenal and Bayern Munich is one of the first Copa City licensed clubs. The football management video game will be released in 2025.
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