
Soccer
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Cruzeiro won a significant victory by 4 to 1 over Itabirito , for the fourth round of the Mineiro Championship. The highlight of the match was Gabigol , which scored three times in the first half, reaching his first hat-trick for the Minas Gerais club. This was the sixth hat-trick of the Career 9 career, which had previously reached the done in Santos and Flamengo. The rout over Itabirito marked another chapter in Gabigol's trajectory. The striker had already registered five other hat-tricks in his career, three for the most beloved and two for the fish. Check out the games in which the player shone with three goals:
Itabirito 1 × 4 Cruise - Mineiro Championship 2025
< P STYLE = "BORDER: 1PX SOLID RGB (197, 0, 24);"> Santos 0x4 Flamengo - Brazilian Championship 2021
> Flamengo 3 × 0 Bahia-Brazilian Championship 2021
Flamengo 4 × 1 Cabofriense-RJ-Carioca Championship 2020
Vasco 0x3 Santos - Brazilian Championship 2018
Santos 5 × 1 Luverdense-MT-Brazil Cup 2018
Cruise domain in the first half
o Cruzeiro started the match by pressing the defense of Itabirito and was not long to open the scoring. At 13 minutes, Dudu was overthrown in the area and the referee signaled a penalty. In the collection, Gabigol had the first kick defended by goalkeeper Rodolfo, but scored in rebound. 30 minutes , when defender Jamerson failed to leave the ball and delivered to the feet of shirt 9, which finished with peace of mind. Shortly thereafter, Matheus Pereira crossed in the area and Marquinhos headed to enlarge. In additions to the first stage, new penalty for the cruise, after touching Serginho's arm inside the area. Gabigol charged accurately and scored his third goal, closing the score at 4-0 before the break. p>
Itabirito reacts, but does not avoid defeat
At the beginning of the second half, Itabirito tried to react and managed to decrease on two minutes. Leo Reis suffered a kaiki in the area and Luan converted the charge, shifting goalkeeper Cássio. Despite the goal, the home team failed to create many opportunities and saw Cruzeiro manage the advantage to the final whistle. From the most controversial moments of the match occurred in the expulsion of Victor Sallinas. The Itabirito defender received a red card after a free kick in Marquinhos, but after revision in VAR, the referee annulled the expulsion. Final minutes, Bruno Menezes almost scored a great goal. After error in the cruise ball, Itabirito shirt 10 dodged a defender and the goalkeeper, but hit the post finishing without angle. ); ">
Mais Querido is in advanced talks with West Bromwich, the player's current club, who is already preparing to travel to Rio and present himself at Rubro-Negro
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In search of reinforcements in the market after the sale of Gerson , Flamengo has arranged the signing of Irish striker Michael Johnston, 26, who plays for West Bromwich (ENG). Thus, only details are missing for Mais Querido to close with the player, who leaves for Brazil in the next few days.
According to information from journalist Lewis Cox and the British newspaper Express & Star, Flamengo presented a proposal of 5 million euros (R$ 36 million) to sign the striker. Thus, the English team accepted the values and the negotiation is quite advanced , with the athlete having already said goodbye to his teammates.
Michael Johnston has a contract with West Bromwich until June 2028. The player stood out for the English team in the last season of the Championship, England's second division, with three goals and five assists.
It is worth noting that Johnston is not a fixed center forward, but rather acts as a second striker, with freedom to move inside and participate in the attacking build-up. Thus, the player arrives to compete for a place with Bruno Henrique and Michael.
Thus, while Flamengo resolves the final details to close the signing of Johnston, the red-black squad will return to CT Ninho do Urubu this Saturday (5), where they will begin preparations for the match against São Paulo, for the Brazilian Championship, on the 12th, at Maracanã.
The former coach of Mais Querido was hired by the Chilean national team at the time, where he left the club after resigning from the former manager
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Current coach of the Honduras National Team , Reinaldo Rueda was remembered by Rodrigo Caetano, former director of Flamengo. The coach had a stint at Mais Querido and caused outrage among fans in 2018 , when he made a "soap opera" about his permanence.
In an interview with "Charla Podcast", Rodrigo Caetano was asked about what actually happened in the renewal negotiations between Flamengo and Reinaldo Rueda , where Chile entered the fight to hire the coach. Thus, the former red-black director explained that he demanded a position from the coach on the case.
Rodrigo talks about the behind-the-scenes of the renewal with Rueda: "There was a situation where they said he was going to take over Chile. I held him accountable."
He continued: "I demanded and said ' Look, we need to have a definition if this is going to happen '. He, obviously, denied it until the end", said the current Cbf director.
According to Rodrigo Caetano, the former Flamengo coach called him to communicate his desire to meet with the club - a meeting in which he communicated his dismissal and the payment of his fine by the Chilean national team was resolved. According to the director, the coach was shaken by the runner-up positions in 2017.
"I think that those two consecutive runner-up positions, in the Copa do Brasil for Cruzeiro and in the Sul-Americana for Independiente, made him a little wary about the continuity and the level of tolerance he would have for the following year ," revealed Rodrigo.
After Rueda's departure, Flamengo was unable to win any titles at that time. However, the following year, in 2019, the Mais Querido won the Libertadores and the Brazilian Championship after the arrival of a new board and Jorge Jesus.
The Merengue team is looking for a place in the semifinals of the tournament and takes to the field this Saturday afternoon (5), in a clash against the German team
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On Saturday afternoon (5), Real Madrid, with former Flamengo player Vinícius Júnior , takes to the field in search of a place in the Club World Cup semi-finals. The Merengue team faces Borussia Dortmund at 4 pm (Brasília time), in New Jersey. See below where to watch live.
Real Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup after beating Juventus in the round of 16. In their last five matches this season, Vini Jr's team have won four and drawn one, the same number as Borussia Dortmund. The German team beat Monterrey in the last round.
Therefore, fans who want to watch the Merengue team in another Club World Cup match will have four options. This is because the match will be broadcast on TV Globo, an open channel, SporTV, Cazé TV, on YouTube and DAZN.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, García, Rüdiger, Dean Huijsen; Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham; Arda Güller, Gonzalo Garcia (Mbappé), Vinícius Júnior . Coach: Xabi Alonso.
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Bensebaini, Süle and Anton; Ryerson, Pascal Grob, Nmecha, Sabitzer and Svensson; Adeyemi and Guirassy. Coach: Nico Kovac.