EVERTON RIBEIRO MAY NOT RECEIVE TRIBUTES AT MARACANÃ - JOURNALIST SAYS

Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (29), when they face Athletico-PR, in the 28th round of the Brasileirão, at 8pm. Mais Querido needs to win to avoid leaving G-4 on the leaderboard. Check below where to watch live and likely lineups. WHERE TO WATCH FLAMENGO X ATHLETICO-PR LIVE

In the first round clash between the teams, The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Evertton Araújo scoring in the final minutes. The teams find themselves again in equal situations. This is because both are not having a good time this season and were eliminated from continental competitions.

In this way, red-and-black fans who want to watch another Mais Querido match will only have one option. This is because only Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the game between Flamengo and Athletico-PR. 

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Even though the lineup has not yet been defined, there is a possibility that Tite will again spare half of the athletes in the Brasileirão. However, it is likely that the coach will reduce the number of reserves, unlike the clash against Grêmio, in which 12 athletes were preserved.

Probable Flamengo lineup:Rossi; Varela (Wesley), Fabrício Bruno (David Luiz), Léo Pereira (Cleiton) and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Léo Ortiz (Evertton Araújo), De la Cruz (Pulgar), Arrascaeta (Alcaraz) and Gerson (Lorran); Plata (Matheus Gonçalves) and Bruno Henrique (Gabigol) Coach: Tite. Probable Athletico-PR lineup: Mycael; Madson (Léo Godoy), Kaique Rocha, Thiago Heleno and Esquivel; Erick, Christian (Praxedes) and Zapelli; Cuello, Canobbio and Mastriani (Pablo).

After being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores in the quarter-finals against Peñarol (URU), Flamengo fans started to protests against coach Tite and the board. Thus, the Nation organizes an event with banners and messages for this Sunday's game (29), against Athletico-PR, at Maracanã.

According to journalist Venê Casagrande, Flamengo fans will carry banners with messages for Maracanã. Coach Tite and the board are the main targets. In this way, the Nation prepares posters with the following words: “Against modern football”, “Very expensive ticket for little football”, “There is no lack of support. What’s missing is football”, “Management is silent. Give back my Flamengo“, “Team of millions, floodplain board”, “Flamengo belongs to the people”, “To play for Mengo, you have to be willing” and, finally, “Lots of media, little football”.

Fan protests

After the defeat in the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo fans went to the airport in the early hours of the morning to welcome the red and black squad. After leaving the place, the bus was attacked with popcorn, while part of the Nation sang against coach Tite, the players and the board.

Situation of Flamengo

Flamengo fell early in the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row. Furthermore, the red-black team occupies fourth place in the Brazilian Championship and far from leader Botafogo. Finally, the club led by coach Tite is alive in the Copa do Brasil, when it faces Corinthians, in the semi-final. The match and the protests

Thus, Flamengo fans will protest against the club's current situation this season with banners at the game against Athletico-PR, at Maracanã. To date, around 20,000 tickets have been sold for the clash at 8pm (Brasília time) this Sunday (29), in a match valid for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The future of Gabigol is uncertain, but the player should not stay at Flamengo. The statements made by the club's managers, which have even irritated the player, indicate that the end of the cycle is real and a new renewal should not be offered. Therefore, Gabriel must now evaluate possible destinations, after much speculation from Corinthians and Palmeiras. But Everton Ribeiro's Bahia is another possibility.

Flamengo's own idol, Everton Ribeiro, invited his former teammate to join him in Salvador. The midfielder gave an interview to TNT Sports and responded about Gabigol, stating that Bahia would be an incredible destination and that he is counting on his arrival. Furthermore, he passed the responsibility on to the Bahian team's manager, showing himself excited about the possibility.

“It's a great destination. We count on him here. He just says he wants us to make a call. I talk to Cadu (Santoro) and he gives his way. Gabi is a great striker, he has a beautiful story at Flamengo. If he leaves, may he go to a big club like Bahia. If you get here, it will help a lot. I'm sure he has many goals ahead of him in his career”, says Everton Ribeiro.

Ex-Flamengo, Everton Ribeiro did not reach an agreement with Flamengo to remain at the club, seeing his contract end at the end from last season. The same happens with Gabigol, who has a contract until December and did not reach a consensus with the Mengão board about staying.

Bahia appears in the fight for Gabigol

< The matter came up with Everton Ribeiro, but Gabigol's name had already been mentioned in Bahia. Still in July, when Flamengo spent some games during the window without listing the player to help their staff find a destination in Brazil without the number of games in the Brasileirão getting in the way, the athlete was linked to the Bahian club.

< The information, at the time, was brought by the channel Paparazzo Rubro-Negro, which published that Bahia was evaluating the possibility of hiring. The Bahians were fighting at the top of the table and dreamed of another Flamengo idol in the middle of the year, but Gabriel Barbosa remained.

Gabigol, therefore, fulfills his contract, but the news was also that Bahia could wait until December to negotiate directly with the player, just as Palmeiras and Corinthians could also do.