FLAMENGO PREPARES A BIG PARTY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE GASOMETER IN CELEBRATION

Bolívar will have to deal with a major loss in the round of 16 of the Libertadores. Francisco da Costa, one of the team's main players, will not be available to face Flamengo. The striker arranged his transfer to Cerro Porteño, from Paraguay, and has already said goodbye to the Bolivian club. Francisco da Costa's departure took many fans by surprise, mainly due to the proximity of the decisive games against Flamengo.

FLAMENGO WILL HAVE GOOD NEWS

O Brazilian striker vineyard being a fundamental piece in Bolívar's tactical scheme and his absence will certainly be felt. He now joins Cerro Porteño, where he hopes to continue showing his good football. Bolívar's coach will have to rethink his strategy for the clashes against Flamengo.

Francisco da Costa was one of the team's main offensive weapons team, and his absence leaves a big question mark about how Bolívar will behave on the field. The team will have to quickly find a suitable replacement to maintain its chances of advancing in the competition. On the other hand, Francisco da Costa's absence can be seen as a relief for Flamengo. Rubro-Negro is preparing for a difficult duel, but the absence of a key opponent's player could make the task easier for Tite's men. However, the Rio team knows they cannot underestimate Bolívar, who still has other talented players and a good squad.

The drama involving Gabigol and Flamengo escalated even further this Saturday (29), when the striker was removed from the list of players listed for the match against Cruzeiro. The removal generated a furious reaction from Claudemir Almeida, uncle of Gabigol, who used his social networks to criticize coach Tite and the club's board of directors.

On his Instagram account, Claudemir did not mince words when expressing his dissatisfaction with the situation of his nephew at Flamengo. He insinuated that Tite's arrival at the club was a breaking point in Gabigol's trajectory at Flamengo, suggesting a possible old disagreement between the coach and the attacker.

A LEVEL OF CHARGE

"The truth is that when Tite arrived at Flamengo , the end of a beautiful story at Flamengo was decreed", wrote Claudemir. He acknowledged that the player is not at his best, but argued that the only way to recover his performance is to play. "Is he in a bad phase? Yes. But he only scores goals again by playing. Gabriel, his story, his name is forever at Flamengo. That's not a director, he's not a president, he's not a fucking coach who's going to erase ", he declared.

Claudemir ended the message with a tone of encouragement, demonstrating faith in Gabigol's return to the field and in the recovery of his good performance. "Up, Gabriel. Faith in God, who will soon be doing what he loves most: playing football", he concluded. Claudemir's reaction reflects the frustration of Gabigol's family and fans, who see the striker facing a delicate moment in his career at Flamengo. Since Tite's arrival, the relationship between the coach and the player appears to have deteriorated, fueling rumors about an old feud between the two.

Flamengo president Rodolfo Landim revealed that he will fulfill an old promise regarding the possible new stadium, last Thursday. According to him, if the red-black club's new home really gets off the ground, it will have two sectors without seats, one behind each goal. The club's current president stated that he is inspired by the "general" of other arenas around the world, such as that of Signal Iduna Park, owned by Borussia Dortmund (ALE).

For Flamengo, which has its history absolutely linked to Maracanã, the "general" has great symbolism. In the old days of the stadium, the popular sector, without seats and located on the edge of the field, marked an era in Rio's football. Nowadays, the grandstand style has taken on new formats, but can still be seen in several arenas around the world, mainly in Germany.

Signal Iduna Park is a reference to modernism, without abandoning the "root" of the stands. Borussia Dortmund's home ground is known worldwide for the "yellow wall" sector, which is behind one of the goals. There is no separation into upper and lower stands, and the space has no chairs, which benefits the cauldron aesthetic. The yellow wall sector model is the most requested among Flamengo fans, for their possible new stadium. In addition to the proximity of the stands to the field, the size of the space allocated for the most ardent fans is one of the factors that pleases not only the red and black fans, but also the club's management.

Home of the main team from Germany, Bayern Munich, the Allianz Arena was opened in 2005. Even though it is a recent construction and has an aesthetic very similar to the most modern arenas in the world, the place has a reserved space without chairs. It is behind one of the goals, in the so-called southern sector of the stadium.

Despite some flamengo fans not being pleased with the modern aesthetic presented, the Allianz Arena is seen as one of the references of the red-black board, for the construction of its new stadium. The sector where organized Bayern fans are is not that big, compared to Signal Iduna Park, as it only occupies the lower ring of the three that are present behind one of the goals. However, the proximity of the stands to the field is seen as a positive factor.

The Neo Química Arena, formerly the Corinthians Arena, was opened in 2014 for the World Cup in Brazil. After the end of the World Cup, the chairs in one of the sectors behind the goal were removed. One of the most modern stadiums in Brazil, the home of the São Paulo club manages to create a "cauldron" aesthetic due to the popular space. In addition to the non-seat sector of the arena not being separated by a lower and upper ring, its proximity to the field creates a favorable environment for the home team. Large, spacious and eye-catching, the place where Corinthians' organized fans are located has already witnessed several parties and is one of the differences of the club's stadium.

The MRV Arena, the most recent in Brazil, opened in 2023, tried bring a modern stadium aesthetic. However, the project always envisaged a popular sector without chairs. The same is intended for the main organized fans of Atlético-MG. The space is behind one of the goals, only in the lower ring. Although the sector without chairs is not considered large and spacious, its proximity to the field gives it a "cauldron" aesthetic. The place was designed to house not only Atlético-MG's most ardent fans, but also the mast flags, horizontal and vertical banners and flags of the club's organization.