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28 Jun 2024 | 10:03 |
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The imminent construction of its own stadium by Flamengo has reignited the debate about the benefits this could bring in relation to the use of Maracanã. The most obvious is the increase in box office profits. Currently, even though it has the highest average audience in the Brasileirão and the highest gross revenue from tickets, Flamengo suffers from many discounts and is only the seventh club that profits the most.
Mengão leads the average attendance with 48,600 paying fans per game at Maracanã after five home games in the Brasileirão. Facing São Paulo, Botafogo, Corinthians, Grêmio and Bahia at the stadium, Flamengo's gross box office collection was also the highest in the country, totaling R$13.87 million. These numbers demonstrate the club's potential to attract large audiences and generate significant revenue.
It would be natural, therefore, for Flamengo to also be the club that gained the most from the net ticket revenue. However, the cost of holding a game at Maracanã is approximately 66% of the gross amount raised, leaving Rubro-Negro with only R$4.79 million. This high operational cost at the stadium prevents Flamengo from taking advantage of the full potential of its box office revenue.
In the Flamengo x Bahia game, for example, stadium expenses were R$1,094,084.82, while the red and black profit was just R$758,300.73. This discrepancy between gross revenue and net profit illustrates how expenses at Maracanã negatively impact the club's finances. A stadium of its own could eliminate or significantly reduce these costs.
Athletico-PR, for example, is in the opposite situation to Flamengo. The club has the 10th highest gross revenue, but rises to fourth place in the profit ranking, as it retains 97.6% of the revenue. This scenario demonstrates how owning a stadium can positively influence a club's finances. Internacional also benefits in a similar way, being in ninth place in profit even without being among the top ten in gross revenue.
There are also clubs that try to compensate expenses or lack of space in the stadium increasing the ticket price. Atlético-GO, for example, has the highest average ticket in Brazil: R$92.39. Even so, Flamengo was supposed to have a net revenue advantage over Goiás. The situation is even more evident with Fluminense, which brings much less public to Maracanã, resulting in a profit of less than R$1 million at the box office and an average ticket of R$5.89 based on net income.
< p>Average Audience
1. Flamengo- 48,600 payers per game
2. Corinthians- 43,053 payers per game
3. São Paulo- 41,756 payers per game
4. Bahia- 31,950 payers per game
5. Athletico-PR- 29,049 payers per game
6. Atlético-MG- 27,540 payers per game
7. Palmeiras- 26,758 payers per game
8. International- 23,311 payers per game
9. Fluminense- 23,109 payers per game
10. Vitória- 21,442 payers per game
Mengão reached an agreement with Dynamo Moscow to sign the midfielder, but the Russian club did not send a document authorizing the official announcement.
02 Ago 2025 | 10:00 |
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Although he was the first signing by Flamengo in this transfer window, midfielder Jorge Carrascal was the last to show up in Rio de Janeiro . According to the 'GE' portal, the last document signed by the Russian club arrived at Flamengo late in the afternoon of this Friday (1st). With that, the official announcement of the player will be made in the coming days, after the conclusion of pending procedures with Atlético-MG.
The reason for the delay was that Dynamo Moscow, his former club, took too long to complete the necessary paperwork for the transfer . The Russian team only released the Colombian after signing Rubens from Atlético-MG as a replacement.
At Dynamo's request, Flamengo will participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for Rubens' acquisition. Thus, a significant portion of the €12 million (R$77 million) invested by Carrascal will go to the Minas Gerais club.
Despite being in Rio since Wednesday, Carrascal has not yet been regularized with the CBF, which prevents him from playing in the next matches — against Ceará, this Sunday (3), for the Brasileirão, and against Atlético-MG, Wednesday (7), for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The registration deadlines for both matches have already expired.
The Colombian's debut is scheduled for August 9th against Mirassol at Maracanã, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship . Having been training regularly and playing for Dinamo, Carrascal is expected to be available to Filipe Luís as soon as he is officially confirmed. He has already passed the medical exams but will only be able to train with the club after being registered.
Alvinegro still owed Mengão for the signing of Matheuzinho, but managed to deposit a huge amount to close the matter.
02 Ago 2025 | 09:00 |
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Flamengo received, this Friday (1st), another millionaire amount related to the sale of right-back Matheuzinho. Corinthians paid around R$ 14 million to Rubro-Negro , paying off the remaining amount of the negotiation made in February of this year.
At the time, the Rio de Janeiro club sold the player for R$21.48 million, but Corinthians delayed the third installment of the agreement. As a result, Flamengo demanded immediate payment of the entire outstanding amount . The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.
To facilitate the payment, Corinthians signed an agreement with Brax, the company responsible for marketing advertising signs for both clubs. The company acted as guarantor for the deal and transferred the funds to Flamengo .
By August, Corinthians had already paid R$8 million directly to the Rio de Janeiro club. It then transferred R$7.58 million to Brax , which topped up the amount with another R$6 million , fully settling the debt with the club.
While the board celebrates receiving the amount, Flamengo remains focused on the field. The team led by Filipe Luís returns to play this Sunday (3), against Ceará, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, on pay-per-view.
During the press conference to present Samuel Lino, the football director was direct when speaking to Mengão fans about the signings
02 Ago 2025 | 08:21 |
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Flamengo has already made four signings official this transfer window , but the delay in negotiations has drawn criticism from some fans . During striker Samuel Lino's presentation, football director José Boto spoke out on the matter and apologized to the Flamengo Nation.
“Sometimes things take a little longer than the fans want, and I apologize to the fans, but we ( Flamengo 's board) have fixed ideas, and as long as it's possible to have the players we want , we'll go after it,” explained Boto.
Brazilian football's second transfer window opened on July 10th, and Flamengo began the period cautiously, monitoring the market and evaluating options. As the weeks progressed, the board accelerated negotiations and secured four key signings : Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.
Despite the names already confirmed, Flamengo remains attentive to the market. The club is in ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina, Italy, to sign striker Lucas Beltrán . Flamengo has already agreed on a fee with the Italian club, but still needs to convince the Argentine player to return to South America.
While the board works behind the scenes, the squad led by Filipe Luís focuses on the challenges on the field. Flamengo's next match is this Sunday (3), against Ceará , at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship.
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