EDUARDO BANDEIRA DE MELLO CONSIDER CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENCY OF FLAMENGO AT THE END OF THE YEAR

The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.

As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.

< p>Uruguayan team in the Libertadores

Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.

Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.

And the red- black?

Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.

Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.

The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.

According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.

Eduardo Paes guarantees that the removal is the responsibility of Rio's city hall.

Paes stated that the values ​​for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.

“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.

Behind the scenes at Flamengo continues to be busy due to the presidential elections that will take place at the end of this year. This Thursday (05), Maurício Gomes de Mattos officially launched his candidacy, with the support of Eduardo Bandeira de Mello. During the event, the former president of Flamengo harshly criticized the current management, addressing issues such as the SAF (Sociedade Anônima de Futebol) and the distancing of fans.

“Mainly in the contribution of resources made by clubs who organized themselves as SAF. A solution that doesn't work for Flamengo, but that guarantees some opponents a moment or a bubble, perhaps, of competitiveness. With these resources that Flamengo generates today autonomously and organically, no other club in Brazil is able to do the same” , said the former President of the club.

Bandeira de Mello, alongside Maurício Gomes de Mattos, strongly criticized the proposal to implement the SAF in Flamengo. This is because Rodolfo Landim has already mentioned the possibility of discussing and voting on the adoption of this model at the club.

“We are able to face these challenges, but as long as we return to good governance and professionalism practices. We have human capital, and that is what you will see in the next three years. On the other hand, it is essential that Flamengo gets closer to its main asset, which is its fans, the main reason for its greatness. Treat fans with respect and make them represent a vector for the recovery of our image, growth and affirmation”, concludes Bandeira de Mello.

IN THE DISPUTE

< p>Maurício Gomes de Mattos is a candidate for president of Flamengo. During Rodolfo Landim's current administration, he served as vice president of embassies. The launch of the ticket, which includes Wellington Silva, took place this Thursday (05) at a club in Lagoa, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Eduardo Bandeira de Mello officially supports this political group.

The election in Flamengo is scheduled for December 9th, a Monday, which generated a lot of controversy among the club's members. The election will elect the president for the three-year period 2025-2027. Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap, Wallim Vasconcellos, Rodrigo Dunshee and Pedro Paulo are the pre-candidates for the position, MGM has already launched its candidacy.