AND THIS? GAMBÁ 'INVADES' FIELD OF MARACANÃ DURING MATCH BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND AMAZONAS

The UOl columnist/journalist and red-black fanatic Renato Mauricio Prado, praised on the Fim de Papo program the changes made by Tite in the Flamengo team, which thrashed Bolívar at Maracanã and placed second in its group in the Libertadores. RMP said he is rooting for Fluminense to advance first to see Fla x Flu in the round of 16.'Now they are in the right place': "It's not a simple inversion, it's the inversion. Because De La Cruz playing for Everton Ribeiro and Gerson playing as a midfielder make it considerably worse, not now, now they are in the right place. De La Cruz is the second midfielder, he is the driving force of this Flamengo team, so he has it. to come from behind and not stay there in Arrascaeta's position, which was another thing Tite tried, it didn't work and he persisted. It was like that with Jorge Jesus and it was like that with Dorival': "The Flamengo team since 2019 has worked well in 4-4-2, putting pressure on the opponent's field and playing highly rotating football. It was like that with Jorge Jesus and it was like that with Dorival, Rogério Ceni was in the middle, but he was still more in favor of 4-4-2 than the famous positional game, also known as foosball or fingerball, which only Guardiola can do. make playing barbaric, but Guardiola is the exception that confirms the rule."'We are all rooting for Fla x Flu in the round of 16': "Flamengo practically guaranteed their place in the next stage as second place, thanks to Tite's inns, who saved in the debut, saved against Bolívar and the result is that Flamengo will qualify in second place, unless an extremely unlikely result happens, which is for Palestino to defeat Bolívar at the top of the mountain. I don't believe. But Flamengo will defeat Millonarios, who are no longer competing. So, with yesterday's victory, Flamengo practically guaranteed their place in the next phase, we are all here rooting for Diniz's Fluminense to qualify first and that the draw of the balls allows us a beautiful Fla x Flu in the round of 16" .

Flamengo will now have time to train and improve even more. This is because with the next two rounds of the Brasileirão suspended, due to the tragedy in RS, the red and black team will only enter the field on the 22nd, against Amazonas. , at Arena Manaus.

The president of Flamengo, Rodolfo Landim, mourned the death of sports radio host Washington Rodrigues, known as Apolinho. The representative's statement took place during an event at Rubro-Negro's headquarters, in Gávea, to mourn the journalist's body.

A fanatical fan of Mais Querido, Apolinho died, aged 87, during Flamengo's victory against Bolívar, for Libertadores. Thus, President Rubro-Negro spoke about the contrast of feelings regarding the loss of the communicator and the excellent result of Tite's team.

“I think we finished the game with a mix of feelings. We were very happy for the positive result, but also very sad, I think some of us weren't even able to celebrate properly. It was a very divided atmosphere due to Apolinho's death”, said the president of Rubro-Negro.

In addition, Landim, who is close to the radio presenter's family, stated that he already knew about the complications in Apolinho's health. deceased. However, he commented on the difficulties of dealing with the loss of such a symbolic figure in Flamengo's history.

“As much as we were waiting for this, I personally have a relationship with his family, it's always difficult at the time. I think it leaves a big void in Brazilian sports journalism. He was a genius, who created many famous slang words that are still used today. A fanatical fan of the club, every Rubro-Negro loved him, but not just the Rubro-Negros, but anyone who likes football in general”, he concluded.

Apolinho became coach of the Rubro-Negra team in 1995. At the time, then president Kleber Leite made the invitation. Under the command of the team there were 26 matches, 11 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats. Furthermore, he was also football director at Mais Querido in 1998.

After the defeat against Bolívar last Wednesday night (15), the Flamengo returns to the pitch only next week, on the 22nd. This is because the CBF decided to paralyze the Brasileirão and weekend matches will be relocated. Thus, Mais Querido will have a week to prepare to face Amazonas, which starts selling physical tickets this Thursday (16)

From 9am (Manaus time) this Thursday (16), at Arena Amadeu Teixeira, tickets for the return clash between Amazonas and Flamengowill be made available in physical form. Emphasizing that online sales are normally carried out via the website achetickets.com.br.

In the first game, at Maracanã, the Flamengo beat Amazonas by the score of 1 to 0. Thus, for the return match, at Arena Amazônia, Mais Querido arrives with an advantage and a draw guarantees the club in the round of 16 of the competition.