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Cássio recalls his 'participation' in Flamengo's 2020 title: "Idol of the nation"
03 Out 2025 | 19:37
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30 Mai 2025 | 09:43 |
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Flamengo have shown interest in signing Portuguese striker João Félix , who belongs to Chelsea and is on loan at Milan, to strengthen the squad for the 2025 Club World Cup . Negotiations began about a month ago, with the initial idea of a loan with an option to buy, led by football director José Boto and with the involvement of coach Filipe Luís.
However, negotiations faced significant obstacles, such as the player's high salary (estimated at €4.17 million per year, around R$10.5 million per month) and competition from European clubs, especially Benfica, where João Félix has identification and the possibility of returning.
According to information from caughtoffside , the Portuguese wants to return home, that is, to Benfica . The Portuguese club has shown interest in bringing the striker back, with the aim of having him available for the Club World Cup in June 2025. The proposal would be for a loan, with Chelsea, the club that holds Félix's pass, covering part of his high salary (around €4.17 million per year).
The player, who is on loan at Milan until the end of the 2024/25 season, is also said to have expressed enthusiasm for the idea of returning to Luz , where he believes he could be a valuable asset under Bruno Lage, the coach who highlighted him in 2018/19.
However, there are significant obstacles. Benfica already have good players in Félix's position, with the likes of Pavlidis and Arthur Cabral, which would make his signing less of a priority. Furthermore, the player's high salary is a stumbling block, as Benfica's salary cap is €2 million net per year , while Félix earns around €8 million per year.
Talks were broken off in early May 2025, as reported by Globo Esporte, due to a salary dispute and the player's preference to remain in Europe . João Félix, who has nine goals in 40 games in the 2024/25 season between Chelsea, Milan and the Portuguese national team, has shown no interest in playing in Brazil at this time.
Mengão faces Tricolor with important absences in defense, while the Bahian team has 13 confirmed absences for the duel at Fonte Nova
03 Out 2025 | 22:30 |
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Flamengo will have two important absences for the duel against Bahia, this Sunday (5), at 6:30 pm, at Arena Fonte Nova, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship . Defender Léo Pereira and full-back Alex Sandro received their third yellow card in the goalless draw against Cruzeiro and are serving an automatic suspension.
Alex Sandro was cautioned in the 11th minute for a hard foul on Christian without the ball. Léo Pereira was booked for fouling Kaio Jorge, accumulating infractions that resulted in a suspension . The absence of the duo forces changes in the red-and-black defense.
With the absences, coach Filipe Luís is expected to make changes. The likely starting lineup includes Rossi; Varela (or Emerson Royal), Danilo, Léo Ortiz, and Viña (or Ayrton Lucas); Jorginho (Allan or De La Cruz), Saúl, and Arrascaeta; Samuel Lino, Gonzalo Plata (or Carrascal), and Pedro . Leading the table with 55 points, Flamengo is looking to open up a gap over Palmeiras and Cruzeiro, who are closely tied.
On the other side, Bahia faces a crisis of absences. There are 13 confirmed absences—between suspensions and injuries—in addition to doubts like Ramos Mingo, who was injured in the last match. The Esquadrão, currently sixth with 40 points , will face an even greater challenge against the championship leader.
Tricolor faces Mengão this Sunday in the Brasileirão with 13 confirmed absences; see the full list of absences and probable lineup
03 Out 2025 | 21:03 |
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Bahia will have great difficulties when facing Flamengo this Sunday (5), in the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. The team led by Rogério Ceni has 13 absences, a record number of the season , for the clash at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time).
The Tricolor de Aço will have absences across all positions: goalkeeper, defense, full-backs, midfield, and attack. Nine players are injured and four are suspended, forcing the coach to resort to an alternative formation to face the league leaders.
Among the players missing are Luciano Juba, Rodrigo Nestor, Santiago Arias, and Sanabria , as well as players recovering from injuries like Kanu and Erick. The situation forces Ceni to assemble a new defense and even consider potential debutants.
With so many absences, Rogério Ceni should send an alternative team to the field against Flamengo : Ronaldo; Gilberto, Fredi, Rezende and Zé Guilherme; Acevedo, Jean Lucas and Everton Ribeiro; Kayky, Iago Borduchi (or Michel Araújo, Tiago or Cauly) and Willian José.
Mengão is expected to make changes to its lineup to face Tricolor this Sunday in the Brasileirão; see the likely lineups and absences.
03 Out 2025 | 20:39 |
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Flamengo should present important changes in the starting lineup for the match against Bahia this Sunday (5) , valid for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship . After the goalless draw against Cruzeiro, at Maracanã, coach Filipe Luís should promote changes in the lineup.
According to information from the ge portal, the tendency is for Rubro-Negro to enter the field with Rossi; Varela, Danilo, Léo Ortiz and Ayrton Lucas; Saúl (or De La Cruz), Jorginho and Arrascaeta; Plata (or Carrascal), Samuel Lino (or Everton Cebolinha) and Pedro.
Regarding the match against Cruzeiro, Danilo, Ayrton Lucas, and Pedro are expected to be new starters . This means Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro, both suspended, and Carrascal will be out of the squad.
The red-black squad returned on Friday afternoon (3), at Ninho do Urubu, starting work for the match. The last training session with the entire group is scheduled for Saturday morning (4) , before the delegation embarks for Salvador.
As usual, the official lineup will only be confirmed moments before kickoff, during the pre-match training session . The match will be played at Arena Fonte Nova at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), with exclusive coverage on Premiere.
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