“Diamante Negro” is one of the greatest scorers in the club’s history
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Flamengo is famous for having great idols who marked its history throughout the victorious years. Among them, Leônidas da Silva, better known as "Black Diamond", stands out. This Friday (06), the club paid tribute to the striker, who was celebrating his birthday. On its social networks, Flamengo recalled the trajectory of the historic idol:
“September 6th is the day to honor the legendary Black Diamond. Leônidas da Silva, immortal of Brazilian football, scored 153 goals in 149 games for Mengão. With the Manto, he was champion of the Rio de Janeiro Open Tournament in 1936, the Carioca Championship in 1939 and the Rio-São Paulo Championship in 1940. Furthermore, he was a fundamental member of the Brazilian team in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. Thank you for everything! ”.
FLAMENGO HISTORY
Leônidas da Silva played for Flamengo between 1936 and 1941. During this period, the "Black Diamond" scored 153 goals. times in 149 matches, maintaining an impressive average of over one goal per game and is the eighth highest scorer in the club's history. With the Sacred Mantle, he won the Rio de Janeiro Open Tournament in 1936, the Carioca Championship in 1939 and the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 1940.
Leônidas da Silva played in two World Cups for the Brazilian team. The first was in 1934, when he scored Brazil's only goal in the competition, in a 3-1 defeat to Spain. His second appearance took place in 1938, in France, where he shone as the tournament's top scorer, with seven goals in four matches.
At that World Cup, the European press chose him as the best player. At the time, Leônidas was already wearing the Flamengo shirt. He did not participate in the 1942 and 1946 World Cups, which did not take place due to the Second World War.
Leônidas da Silva also stood out as the greatest scorer in the history of the Brazilian team in terms of average goals per match. In 37 games, he scored 37 goals, surpassing even Pelé, whose average was 0.77 goals per game.
Teams face each other next Thursday in the Libertadores quarter-finals
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The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.
As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.
Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.
Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.
And the red- black?Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.
Eduardo Paes uses his social network profile to deny the article
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Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.
The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.
According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.
Paes stated that the values for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.
“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.
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