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Dorival Júnior talks about the preparation of the Brazilian team in Curitiba

Players begin training this Monday in the capital of Paraná; Brazil faces Ecuador, on Friday (6), at Couto Pereira

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Dorival Júnior entered the history of Paraná football. He won the State Championship title with the two biggest clubs in the capital. In 2008, the coach became champion with Coritiba at the Arena da Baixada. In 2020, he led Athletico to lift the state trophy at the opponent's home. Only Dorival and Abel Braga managed to become champions of the two teams with the biggest fans in Paraná in the almost 120 years of the competition's history.


From this Monday (2), the coach will begin another challenge in Curitiba: prepare the Brazilian team for the first two matches of this year in the World Cup qualifiers. On Friday (6), Dorival Júnior debuts in the competition against Ecuador, at Couto Pereira, a stadium that gave him good memories in his career. In addition to winning the title as a coach, he defended Coritiba as an athlete in 1988.


"I expect two important results so that we can seek recovery within the competition. It is essential that this happens and we will try to work as much as possible so that we can seek these two results", said the coach, who took command of the Seleção in January with the mission of qualifying Brazil for the World Cup.


In an interview with CBF TV , Dorival talked about the team's preparation, remembered their achievements with the most popular clubs in the capital of Paraná and talked about Couto Pereira, the venue for Friday's match. On the 10th, Brazil will close the Fifa Date in September against Paraguay, in Asunción.

"I hope the fans will participate, that they will show up en masse, that they will be honored, that they will feel a little more about the Seleção again. Brazilian. We are doing work so that we can recover all of this and I hope that this sequence provides us with this condition", said the coach, who watched Palmeiras' 2-0 victory over Athetico Paranaense in the Ligga on Sunday night. Arena.




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Botafogo opens the 2nd round of Carioca with victory over Portuguesa-RJ; check the updated table

General Severiano's team won the first triumph in the competition this past Tuesday (14)

Botafogo opens the 2nd round of Carioca with victory (Reproduction/Botafogo)
Botafogo opens the 2nd round of Carioca with victory (Reproduction/Botafogo)

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On Tuesday night (14),Botafogoopened the second round of theCampeonato Carioca. General Severiano's team hosted Portuguesa-RJ at the Nilton Santos Stadium and won 2-0, with goals from Kauê in the first half and Kayke in the second. 


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1st Madureira – 3 points and 2 balance


2nd Botafogo – 3 points and 2 balance

3rd Boavista – 3 points and 1 balance < /p>


4th Maricá – 3 points and 1 balance

5º Portuguesa-RJ – 3 points and -1 balance

6th Vasco – 1 point and 0 balance

7ºNova Iguaçu – 1 point and 0 balance

8º Fluminense – 1 point and 0 balance

9º Sampaio Corrêa-RJ – 1 point and 0 balance

10th Flamengo – 0 point and -1 balance

11th Round Round – 0 points and -2 balance

Botafogo didn't take long to open the scoring. That's because, Kauê scored at the Nilton Santos Stadium in the 20th minute of the first half. Finally, Kayke increased it to 2-0, making General Severiano's team win their first victory in the competition.

ROUND SEQUENCE

In this Wednesday (15), three games continue the second round of Carioca. At 3:45 pm, Maricá welcomes Boavista at Estádio João Saldanha. Immediately afterwards, at 6:30 pm, Nova Iguaçu and Sampaio Corrêa-RJ face each other at Estádio Laranjão. Finally,Volta Redonda and Fluminensemeasure forces at Raulino de Oliveira, at 9:45 pm.


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Léo Ortiz 'takes a risk' and becomes an NFL player during Flamengo's pre-season; see video

The Mais Querido defender met with some Florida Gators athletes this past Tuesday (14)

Léo Ortiz 'takes a risk' and becomes an NFL player in Flamengo's pre-season (Reproduction/ Flamengo)
Léo Ortiz 'takes a risk' and becomes an NFL player in Flamengo's pre-season (Reproduction/ Flamengo)

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Léo Ortiz has demonstrated his admiration for American football whenever he can. Taking advantage of Flamengo's pre-season in the United States, the defender showed his ability with the oval ball. This past Tuesday (14), the athlete 'became' an NFL player during an activity held at the Florida Gators (USA) field.


Through social media, Flamengo shared the meeting between Léo Ortiz and Gerson with Jeremy Crawshaw and LAG, athletes from Florida Gators. After exchanging gifts between the players, the Mais Querido defender made shots with his hand, showing a lot of intimacy with the sport.


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While Léo Ortiz was presented with the American football ball, Gerson received a helmet, sports equipment. Furthermore, Wesley , João Carbone and Léo Pereira also came forward and risked some movements in the sport.

PRE-SEASON IN THE UNITED STATES

Flamengo's pre-season in the United States Unidos is coming to an end. The squad's last day in the North American country will be on January 19th, when they face São Paulo, in a friendly game, for the FC Series. Filipe Luís continues to lead the main team's training.

The Mais Querido season promises to be quite intense , as there will be many tournaments to play. In total, there will be seven: Supercup of Brazil, Carioca, Libertadores, Copa do Brasil, Brasileirão and FIFA Super World Cup.


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Rossi talks about mass layoffs at Flamengo: "we have to adapt"

The Mais Querido archer opened up about the various changes at the club at the start of the season

Rossi opens up about dismissals at Flamengo (Reproduction/ Flamengo)
Rossi opens up about dismissals at Flamengo (Reproduction/ Flamengo)

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Augustín Rossi is part of the main cast that is still being prepared in the United States. In a press conference, the archer opened up about the change in Flamengo's management and, mainly, about the mass layoffs.


" I think there's no comparison with last year, We started the year with Tite's committee, now we are with Filipe's committee. Each committee has its own way of working, and we as players have to adapt to the coach's ideas. So I think there are no differences to speak of, each one has. your thoughts", he commented, before concluding:


"In relation to the committee and board, we have had many changes, but we are players and we have to adapt, the board passes, the years pass and we always have to know how to deal in the best way and continue working for Flamengo. That's the truth", he said.


REFORMULATION IN THE FOOTBALL DEPARTMENT

With Bap managementtaking over Flamengo at the beginning of 2025, the main change What happened in the Football Department is related to the hiring of the football technical director,José Boto. The professional will be responsible for signing players, in addition to negotiating possible contract renewals.


In addition to José Boto, José Luiz Runcoreturned to Mais Querido as general head of the Medical Department. The professional will replace Márcio Tannure, who was also fired at the start of the season.


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