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Flamengo de Filipe Luís is safer than 2023, says journalist

That year, Mengão de Vítor Pereira won the first game of the final of the Carioca Championship 2-0, but was beaten around 4-1

Flamengo was defeated by Fluminense in the final of the Carioca Championship of 2023 Maracanã - Photo: Reproduction/Fluminense

15 Mar 2025 | 15:08 |

In 2023, the Flamengo opened the first match from the final final final Carioca Championship , but ended up suffering a historic turn to Fluminense in the decision, under the command of Vitor Pereira . Two years later, now with Filipe Luís at the head of the team, the Red-Black again reaches the final with the scoreboard, but displaying a much more consistent football.

This time, despite the smaller score on the way to 2-0 of 2023, Flamengo demonstrates a more organized and balanced team. The journalist Breiller Pires , from ESPN , analyzed the differences between the two versions of the red-black and highlighted the safety of the team under the command of Filipe Luís:

", I see this team from Flamengo much safer and reliable than that of Vitor Pereira, who was very unbalanced and space for opponents, "he said.

Flamengo more organized and favorite in the final

In addition to pointing to defensive solidity of Flamengo , Breiller pointed out that the current team is more balanced in defense. According to him, even with a minor advantage than the decision of 2023, the Mengão arrives even more favorite to this year's final:

"The Filipe Luís team defends and attacks better. It is much more organized. So, as much as the advantage on the score is smaller, I see Flamengo more favorite than in 2023 ", he analyzed.

Ball possession can be key to hinder Fluminense

Although it conceded a goal at the end of the first leg, the red-black defense managed to neutralize Fluminense for much of the confrontation, especially by maintaining possession of the ball. For Breiller Pires , if Flamengo repeats the strategy and maintains the same level of intensity, the rival will have difficulty reacting in the decision:

"In the first game, we saw the difficulty of Fluminense when Flamengo has the ball. Second time of the way, when it dominated the actions more, Fluminense will have a hard time reversing the scoring, "he concluded.

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Will Flamengo still make signings this summer? The club has priorities.

Mengão signed four players in the current transfer market opening and fans are waiting to find out if they will have new arrivals.

Flamengo should not make any more signings in the current window as it understands that the current squad is sufficient - Photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo

25 Ago 2025 | 14:44 |

Brazilian football's second transfer window is in its final stretch and closes on September 2. With only ten days remaining, the question fans are asking is: will Flamengo still make new signings or could it lose players ?

REINFORCEMENTS IN THE SEASON

So far, Flamengo has brought in four players this summer: Emerson Royal, Saúl, Carrascal, and Samuel Lino . Previously, during a special period for the Club World Cup, they had already signed midfielder Jorginho. The internal assessment is that the investments were satisfactory, strengthening areas considered lacking and giving Filipe Luís more options.

NEW HIRES?

The board isn't considering the arrival of new players in this final stretch. Some positions are still being monitored: goalkeeper, center-back, and center-forward . However, the football management team, led by executive José Boto, plans to postpone these changes until the end of the season.

Goalkeeper: the idea is to hire a replacement for Rossi, as Matheus Cunha has a contract until the end of the year and has a contract with Cruzeiro from 2026.
Center forward: This position is being carefully evaluated. Pedro has once again excelled, Wallace Yan has shown improvement, and even without Juninho's emergence, there are alternatives like Bruno Henrique and Plata to improvise.
Defender: Considered the biggest need. Léo Ortiz and Léo Pereira played practically the entire season without rest. Despite Danilo's recovery and the options available to youngsters João Victor, Cleiton, and even Iago (under-20), the board plans to reinforce the defense only at the end of the year, already anticipating possible departures.

FINAL SCENARIO

With no negotiations underway, Flamengo is unlikely to sign any more players until the window closes . The priority now is the December transfer window, when the club is expected to move primarily to strengthen its defense.

Flamengo de Filipe Luís is safer than 2023, says journalist