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The two teams enter the field for the Copa do Brasil today with athletes outside, in the medical department, on both sides
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Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (22), when they face Amazonas, in the second leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. For the match, Tite has four confirmed absences from the red and black team: Erick Pulgar, Bruno Henrique, Léo Pereira and Carlinhos.
First of all, Erick Pulgar continues to improve his physical side after recovering from An ankle injury and he is missing from Fla. On the other hand, Bruno Henrique is still in the Flamengo Medical Department, treating an injury to his left foot.
In addition, Léo Pereira is recovering from an injury to the back of his left thigh and is also missing from Mais Querido . Finally, Carlinhos could not be available to Flamengo, as he already played in the Copa do Brasil for Nova Iguaçu. Therefore, the four players did not travel with the red-black delegation to Manaus.
For this duel, coach Adílson Batista must maintain the same team that drew 1-1 with Paysandu, last Saturday . The only change should be Jô's return to the starting lineup, probably replacing Bruno Lopes. The good news could be Sassá's return. The club did not announce it, but everything indicates that he should be an option on the bench.
The match at Arena da Amazônia, in Manaus, starts at 9:30 pm (Brasília time). It is worth remembering that Flamengo won the first game, at Maracanã, 1-0. As a result, Rubro-Negro visits Amazonas with the advantage of a draw. At the time, on May 1st, Pedro scored the goal that guaranteed Fla's victory. Now, therefore, Amazonas needs at least a simple victory, that is, 1-0, to take the decision to penalties. On the other hand, if the Manaus team wins the game by two or more goals, they will beat Flamengo and advance to the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
The coach valued the result in the midst of adversity
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Flamengo beat Bahia 2-1 with a stoppage time goal from David Luiz and took the lead in the Brazilian Championship. In a press conference, coach Tite valued the result in the midst of adversity and spoke about Flamengo's way of playing.
"There are two ways of playing. One is speed. If there is space, they won't attack us. control, because we have a lot of speed and quality on the sides. They may have more possession, but they won't control us. We will inevitably create opportunities, as happened today. on the other hand, you have more game. One way or another, the team found itself", commented Tite.
The coach also highlighted the importance of the sharp attackers: "Two sharp front men, who play well. a fluctuation, because their first midfielder makes an initiation and, sometimes, enters the middle of the defenders to make this connection. It's a complete team and very good possession of the ball. , but in a team you won't have everything. And when you have Gabi who can be played like that, you have sharp and aggressive players, with short combinations in the last third of the field."
With the result, the Gávea team took the lead in the Brasileirão with 21 points, one more than the now runner-up -leader Botafogo, who is 20. Flamengo's next challenge is also for the Brazilian Championship. The team led by Tite faces the classic against the bottom and in crisis Fluminense. The match takes place at Maracanã, next Sunday, at 4pm.
The number 9 became the leader in assists in the Brasileirão
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Forward Pedro is still in great form. Current top scorer in Brazil, the center forward played a crucial role in Flamengo's 2-1 victory over Bahia, at Maracanã, this Thursday (20), by providing an assist to Gerson. With this performance, the number 9 became the leader in assists in the Brazilian Championship.
With the assist for Gerson, Pedro achieved his fourth assist in this year's Brazilian Championship. Thus, he leads the assists ranking, surpassing Matheuzinho, from Vitória, and Cauly, Everton Ribeiro and Jean Lucas, all from Bahia.
In 29 matches played in the 2024 season, Pedro is Brazil's top scorer, with 21 goals scored. Furthermore, he has already contributed six assists, four of which in the Brazilian Championship.
With the 2-1 victory over Bahia, Flamengo reached 21 points in the Brazilian Championship table. In this way, the red-black team overtook Botafogo, who has 20 points, and resumed the lead in the national tournament.
The release of VAR audios by the CBF is a practice that has been adopted to increase transparency in arbitration decisions
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The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) recently released the audio of the communication between the video refereeing team (VAR) and referee Ramon Abatti Abel, referring to a controversial move that occurred during the first half of the game, involving the attacker Pedro and the Amazonas goalkeeper. The decision not to award a penalty generated controversy among fans and sports commentators.
The episode happened when Pedro, shirt 9, advanced towards the goal and was intercepted by the opposing goalkeeper. In a tight contest, the goalkeeper apparently hit Pedro's leg. However, referee Ramon Abatti Abel decided not to award the foul, which caused immediate repercussions.
The VAR team continued the review and reaffirmed that the goalkeeper's priority it was the ball. "Ball, ball, ball, and then there's contact due to the fight, for space, for the ball," they added. After this analysis, they concluded that the bid was normal. "Everything checked, normal," concluded the VAR referee.
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