Flamengo squad gets three days off after defeat against Corinthians

In the relationship between Gabigol and coach Tite at Flamengo, only the field is capable of speaking. Between the striker and coach, there is practically no dialogue, and the cold and silent war dictates that only one of them should remain at the club for the season in 2025.

No atmosphere with the coaching staff and also with the squad , Gabriel Barbosa has been convinced to change and airs, but even the clubs that expressed interest in the first half of the year backed away. With a contract at Flamengo until the end of December, Gabigol had offers from Palmeiras, Corinthians and Santos, was mentioned at Grêmio, but did not want to sign a pre-contract with any team.

The expectation was to try to turn things around on top in the second half, otherwise he would end his time at Flamengo like the idol he became, without any fuss.

Tite's arrival last year changed the entire perspective of the striker, who was already in a bad phase previously, and lost his place once and for all to Pedro with the presence of the new coach. With the center forward's recent injury, Tite kept Gabigol at the end of the line, under the argument that Carlinhos and Bruno Henrique perform better in the scheme with a reference man .

Without understanding the criteria, Gabi maintains her dedication to the basic level of professionalism in training, as it is not part of the coach's or the club's plans for a possible renewal. With the chances of a comeback practically buried, the two possible paths are to wait for the election in Flamengo to find out if Tite will remain with the next president; or wait for the end of the contract to freely listen to proposals again. Palmeiras and Santos have not yet given up on the idea, and Bahia appears as an option, as it has good investment capacity.

Retired from the field since 2017, former midfielder Zé Roberto, who had a spell at Flamengoin the 90s, it is looking to buy 90% of SAF from São Bento, a club in São Paulo. According to GE, a meeting scheduled for this Wednesday night (18) could decree the sale of the Sorocaba team to the company Flash Forward, which belongs to the former player.

Zé Roberto is the main name of the company. However, the group also has partners such as former athlete Fransérgio and businessman Tiago Ribeiro (former CEO of Estoril). In addition to Flamengo, Zé played in Brazilian football with the shirts of Palmeiras, Santos and Grêmio. In Europe, the former athlete defended giants such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

The offer is R$130 million, which would be paid in installments. This amount would be invested on a specific basis in the football team and the club’s structure. The project is to take São Bento to the elite of São Paulo football and Brazilian Series B in up to six seasons.

Revelation from Portuguesa-SP, Zé Roberto stood out at Lusa and caught the attention of Real Madrid in 1997. However, the player had difficulty fitting into the Spanish club and was loaned to Flamengo in 1998.

At Flamengo, Zé Roberto was a starter in the Campeonato Carioca competition, entered the field 23 times and aroused the interest of Bayer Leverkusen , leaving Gávea in the same season. As an athlete, the former midfielder also played in the 2006 World Cup for the Brazilian team.

Despite having a good squad, Flamengo often suffers during the FIFA Data breaks, as half of its athletes are called up for the Brazil, Uruguay and Chile teams. Thus, with the tight Brazilian calendar, Rodolfo Landim harshly criticized the period and assessed the consequences for the red and black squad, as the CBF did not stop the Brasileirão during the Copa América.

"It's a burden of We are competing in three competitions. When we have the FIFA break, which would be the time to better condition the players, we end up losing them to the national teams. And worse, seeing that they end up being subjected to a training load that is not always appropriate. ideal. This considering all the history that the player had within the club", said Rodolfo Landim, in an interview last Tuesday (17) with 'TNT Sports Brasil'.

As mentioned by the red-black president, Flamengo is alive in three competitions. Mais Querido is in contention for the Brasileirão title, as well as being in the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil and the quarter-finals of the Libertadores.

However, with the tight Brazilian calendar and being in all three competitions , Rubro-Negro has suffered from the intense load that some athletes are facing, such as Varela, Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Erick Pulgar, Gerson and Fabrício Bruno, who were called up for their respective teams.

Thus, after another period of FIFA Date, the red and black squad finalizes their preparation for the game against Peñarol this Wednesday (18). Mais Querido returns to the field this Thursday (19), to play the first game of the Libertadores quarter-finals, at 7pm, at Maracanã.