Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores. Follow the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.

Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:

"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."

Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.

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The Bank of Brasília (BRB) recorded recurring profits of R$200 million in 2023, an increase of 24.4% compared to the previous year. The customer base grew 13.3%, to 7.6 million. Now, the bank is entering a new phase of consolidation, after very strong expansion in recent years. The credit portfolio increased by 17.7%, to R$35.8 billion. In individuals, the increase was much smaller, 1.6%, to R$18.0 billion. The expansion was driven by personal credit, while payroll loans, which account for R$13.7 billion, fell 4.2%. In legal entities, the expansion was 36.5%, to R$4.9 billion. Default ended December at 2.25%, up from 2.12% in the previous year.

“This performance was achieved in the midst of a challenging year, with domestic and international instability. The decisive investments in technology, innovation and expansion made by the bank over the last five years have shown excellent results, but now we are entering a new moment, a phase of consolidation”, says the president of BRB, Paulo Henrique Costa.

He points out that in five years the bank went from 650 thousand to 7.6 million customers; from R$15.2 billion to R$49.3 billion in total assets; from R$9.1 billion to R$35.8 billion in credit portfolio. “We stopped being a regional bank and became national, we changed scale and now it is time to consolidate this position, invest in technology, improve processes, gain operational efficiency, slow down the expansion of expenses.”

Regarding the 2023 result, Costa highlights the 28.8% increase in financial margin, helped by the change in portfolio mix; the results of subsidiaries, such as finance, the security area, which reached R$1 billion in premiums, and the payments segment; and revenue from services, which jumped 18.9% in the year, also reflecting diversification efforts.

Nação BRB Fla, a digital bank in partnership with Flamengo, reached 3.5 million open accounts and 1 million activated cards. Last week, the bank announced that it is reformulating the partnership, with the creation of a new company, in which Flamengo will have a purchase option of up to 45%. The parties will have three contracts. The first two, with duration