FLAMENGO MANAGER OPENS THE GAME ON THE REASON FOR GABIGOL'S LEAVE: "LET'S WAIT"

Once again, Tite showed his ability to deal with absences and secured an important victory for Flamengo in the Brazilian Championship. Rubro-Negro beat Atlético-MG 4-2, in Belo Horizonte, demonstrating a dominance that could have resulted in an even greater difference in the score.

One of the most notable changes in the lineup was the inclusion de Carlinhos in place of Pedro, the team's top scorer this season. Pedro only entered the field in the final minutes, contributing an assist. In a press conference, Tite explained that the number 9 felt pain in his leg the day before the match.

"Pedro felt his leg yesterday afternoon. He ran the risk of not coming, he was prepared to come. I I'm not crazy. I told the president, it was a risk to start with him, he would explode. >

RUBRO-NEGRO DOMINION

Flamengo imposed itself from the start of the game, with goals from Bruno Henrique (2), Carlinhos and Ayrton Lucas. For Atlético-MG, Hulk scored both goals. The result kept Flamengo isolated at the top of the Brazilian Championship, now with 30 points.

Flamengo faces Cuiabá next Saturday, July 6, in the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be played at Maracanã, starting at 8pm (Brasília time). Initially scheduled for 9pm, CBF changed the time due to Brazil's Copa América game.

After the 4-2 victory over Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte, in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo's football manager, Luiz Carlos Azevedo, made a statement this Wednesday ( 3), criticizing the performance of the arbitration. The director highlighted two moves involving the video referee (VAR), which, according to him, harmed Flamengo.

Azevedo mentioned a penalty in favor of Atlético, scored with the help of VAR, and another move that he claims to have been ignored by the arbitration. In the first case, Hulk scored Atlético's goal with a penalty when Flamengo was already winning 3-0. In the second case, a possible penalty in the 41st minute of the second half was not signaled.

"I come here today, again, in order to be able, after a victory, a great victory for the team, against a great opponent, to understand the VAR criteria again. The arbitration committee has received our board, there is dialogue, but again in our understanding Flamengo. was harmed", said Azevedo.

About the penalty awarded for Atlético, Azevedo declared: "If it was Allan's penalty, which in our understanding it wasn't. Our athlete touches the ball first, in a continuous act of movement he has contact with the athlete from the opposing team, the field referee doesn't mark it, and simply the VAR calls to be able to award the penalty". Ramon Abatti Abel (Fifa-SC) was the referee of the match.

THE The director also questioned the failure to award a penalty in favor of Flamengo. In the 41st minute of the second half, Atletico midfielder Otávio allegedly tackled Erick Pulgar, from Flamengo. "I wanted to understand what VAR's criteria were in not awarding the penalty against Erick. There is no contact from the opposing team's athlete on the ball, our athlete is tripped, falls, and VAR simply doesn't call it", added Azevedo.

The protagonist of this story is Túlio Rodrigues, a member of the club and an active journalist on the Coluna do Fla website. In a live broadcast carried out on the aforementioned portal, Túlio did not hesitate to express his opinion about Antônio Alcides, president of Flamengo's Deliberative Council. The controversy had as its central point Alcides' decision to allow the launch of a third shirt, which differed from the one approved by the Council in 2022.

By labeling the president of the Council as 'lax', Túlio Rodrigues triggered a series of events that culminated in a surprising decision last Tuesday. The Commission of Inquiry, created by Rodolfo Landim at the request of Antônio Alcides, decided to suspend Túlio for a period of 60 days.

The decision was not unilateral. The Commission's opinion was submitted for consideration by the Board of Directors, which brings together not only president Rodolfo Landim, but also the club's vice-presidents. In this scenario, the 60-day suspension proposal was approved, imposing a significant pause on the journalist in his activities related to Flamengo.

However, the repercussions were not limited to the temporary suspension. Túlio Rodrigues, in addition to being removed from activities related to the club, lost the right to vote in the elections scheduled for 2024. A sanction that transcends the scope of communication and directly affects the member's political engagement in the future of Flamengo.

As with any controversial script, the outcome of the plot is not yet definitive. The decision of the Commission of Inquiry and subsequent approval by the Board of Directors are subject to appeal. The stage for this last instance is the Board of Directors, whose presidency is held by Bap.

The episode, which began with a disagreement over a shirt, now unfolds into a broader narrative about freedom of expression , political participation and ethical limits within the sporting universe. The plurality of voices and opinions, characteristics inherent to the world of football, highlights the need for a respectful and constructive dialogue between the different actors that make up the Flamengo scenario.

Regardless of the final outcome, the episode serves as a reflection on the intersection between club passion, social responsibility and the political dynamics that permeate behind the scenes of major football clubs. At a time when transparency and partner participation become key elements in sports management, Flamengo finds itself facing a crucial opportunity to strengthen its internal ties and reaffirm its commitment to the plurality of ideas.