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03 Jul 2025 | 13:26 |
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Accustomed to expressing honest opinions and representing the department, the executive has been causing internal noise due to the way he evaluates players. As a result, he has lost the unconditional support of the president. In this sense, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, has indicated internally that he will not mind exposing anyone who interferes with the management of football, even if they are the most powerful man in the department. But the support remains.
Today, Boto executes everything Bap orders and acts as his spokesperson. This has put the Portuguese player in some situations that have caused discomfort with players and agents. Most of them involve contractual issues. There was friction with Gerson, then with Pedro and now also with Arrascaeta, due to the intended renewals.
On a day-to-day basis, precisely because he represents the interests of the board and the club in financial terms, Boto is not an easy person to talk to the athletes about. He usually deals with his agents, which sometimes creates discomfort between the athletes and the director.
Flamengo 's locker room is run by coach Filipe Luís. And it is he who, with his good relationship with Boto, makes the director a figure who circulates well throughout the department. The director keeps his distance. Due to the Portuguese man's manner and recent statements, there was even a political movement in Gávea to try to suggest other names to Bap for the position.
In turn, the president maintains confidence in the executive and expects him to manage the market efficiently, maximizing revenue, as happened in the sale of Gerson . Bap also shields Boto from access to advisors and amateur managers. Dialogue is restricted between the pair and Filipe Luis. The president makes it clear to the director that the final decision is his, who has the pen.
Six months after taking office, Boto has his support coming from above. But in his internal assessment, he needs to know how to deal better with those below him. According to his own assessment, the internal opinions he issues are the result of market analysis, thinking about what is best for Flamengo. And with the president's approval. Until now.
Mengão drew 0-0 against Cruzeiro at Maracanã and fans complained about the club's lack of desire, but the defender refuted the claim.
03 Out 2025 | 09:06 |
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After the 0-0 draw between Flamengo and Cruzeiro , this Thursday (2), at Maracanã, Léo Ortiz denied that the result was related to the team's drop in intensity. The defender highlighted that, in his view, Rubro-Negro was better precisely in the second half .
Léo Ortiz on Flamengo's intensity: "It doesn't have much to do with intensity. There was no shortage of that"
"Sorry, I disagree. I think we had more possession in the second half . Maybe at some point in the middle they had a little more control, and it became a very exchangeable game," the defender declared.
"The first half was also similar. I don't think it had much to do with intensity . There was no shortage of that. We pressed from the first minute to the last," concluded Léo Ortiz , in the mixed zone after the match against Cruzeiro.
Flamengo and Cruzeiro played a high-level duel, marked by intensity but lacking in scoring . Cruzeiro had two good chances to seal the victory, but couldn't find the net.
With the draw, Flamengo reached 55 points and maintained the lead in the Brasileirão, three ahead of Palmeiras (52) and four above Cruzeiro (51), after 26 rounds . The Mais Querido has one game less in the competition, while the alviverde has two games left.
Mengão returns to the field on Sunday against Bahia in the Brasileirão and the squad will return on Friday, followed by the duel with Raposa
03 Out 2025 | 08:51 |
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Flamengo drew 0-0 with Cruzeiro last Thursday (2), in the 26th round of the Brasileirão. With no time to rest, the red-black squad returned this Friday (3) afternoon , at Ninho do Urubu, to begin preparations for the duel against Bahia. Training begins at 3:30 pm (Brasília time), under the command of Filipe Luís.
In a head-to-head clash at the top of the table, Flamengo and Cruzeiro played a tight match at the Maracanã. In the first half, the Minas Gerais team closed well, preventing any major scoring chances , and threatened the red-and-black team, which was saved by Rossi and Alex Sandro.
In the second half, after Filipe Luís's changes, Cruzeiro managed to create more opportunities, but failed to break down the opposing defense , with only two significant chances. Cruzeiro also barely threatened goalkeeper Rossi.
Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (5), at 6:30 pm, against Bahia, at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador. The match is valid for the 27th round of the Brasileirão. The broadcast of the confrontation is on Premiere (pay-per-view) for all of Brazil .
Even with the draw, Flamengo remains top of the league with 55 points. Palmeiras is second with 52, but has played one game less than Flamengo , while Cruzeiro is third with 51.
Midfielder says that Mengão managed to create opportunities against Cruzeiro, but lacked calm and composure to define the confrontation at Maracanã
03 Out 2025 | 07:58 |
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Flamengo and Cruzeiro drew 0-0 this Thursday (2), at Maracanã, in the 26th round of the Brasileirão. Rubro-Negro had more possession and created opportunities, but failed to finish the plays. After the match, Jorginho highlighted the need for the team to better define the plays to avoid dangerous counterattacks from the opponent.
Jorginho on Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro: "We lacked a goal. We created chances, but didn't finish them off"
"I don't think it's a physical issue, because the team maintained intensity throughout the match. It's more about decision-making. When we break through the first line of pressure and space opens up, we need to define the play —with a shot or a cross. What we can't do is lose the ball at this point and allow another transition, because the team is exposed. That's where we can improve," analyzed the midfielder.
With 62% possession, 15 shots to their rivals' 11, and even an extra player in the final minutes after William's red card , Flamengo couldn't convert their dominance into goals. For Jorginho, this was the decisive detail:
"We were missing a goal. We created chances, but we didn't finish them. It was a good game tactically, but we could have made better decisions on some counterattacks . We deserved to win, in my opinion, but now it's time to look forward," said the number 21.
Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (5), for the 27th round of the Brasileirão. The opponent will be Bahia, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador . Even with the draw at Maracanã, Flamengo remains leader of the Brasileirão with 55 points, three more than Palmeiras, second place in the championship.
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