Flamengo can negotiate Wesley again

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.

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.

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.

Maurício Gomes de Mattos, known as MGM, already has an agreement to hire Helena Costa as responsible for the scouting department, if Flamengo's next president is elected in the December election. The professional, with almost 20 years of experience in observing athletes, has already commanded the sector in renowned clubs such as Celtic (ESC), Eintracht Frankfurt (ALE) and Watford (ING).

Helena is available on the market since leaving the position of “chief scout” at Watford, where he worked from 2022 until the beginning of this year. It is the same position she will assume at Flamengo under MGM management. The information was released by journalist Bruno Andrade, from 'UOL'.

Graduated in Sports Science and initially a coach, Helena began her career in football in Benfica's youth categories. She had her first experience as a scout at Leixões in 2004, but also returned to command teams. Helena Costa coached several women's teams, including 1º de Outubro, Odivelas and the teams of Qatar and Iran.

As a coach, she won two national titles, two Portuguese Cups and one second division title. In 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's team in France, managing Clermont Foot in the second division.

Her prominence in scouting athletes began in 2012, when she worked at Celtic, in Scotland, and continued with success at Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, where the team left the bottom of the table and won the German Cup in 2018 and the Europa League in the 21/22 season. Helena participated in the signings of players such as Luka Jović, André Silva and Kostić, which were profitable for the club.

Currently commentating games on a Portuguese broadcaster, Helena accepted MGM's invitation to work at Flamengo and also contributed in the preparation of the candidate's Government Plan.

The election to define the next president of Flamengo is scheduled for December 9th , on a Monday, at 8am, in Gávea. Rodrigo Dunshee is the candidate supported by current president Rodolfo Landim, while MGM and Luiz Eduardo Baptista (Bap) are the main opponents so far.

Other candidates such as Wallim Vasconcellos, Pedro Paulo and Delair Dumbrosck also announced their applications. The tickets need to be registered between September 10th and 30th, and there are difficulties in gathering the necessary signatures, which can lead to surprises regarding compliance with the requirements by some candidates.