Flamengo remains in the G4 despite defeat; Check out the Brasileirão table

Every player dreams of one day wearing Flamengo's Sacred Mantle. Outside the four lines, this desire is also shared by coaches. In a recent interview, Geninho, Brazilian champion coach with Athletico-PR in 2001, revealed that he felt he lacked commanding Flamengo to end his career with a "golden key".

During his participation in the Mesa Redonda program, on TV Gazeta, Geninho was asked which club he would like to have coached, but he didn't have the opportunity. His response was immediate: Flamengo.

Although he never coached the Rio club, Geninho had the opportunity to manage Petkovic, a great Flamengo idol. He revealed that the Serbian was the best player he worked with. The two played together in 1998 at Vitória, during the midfielder's first stint in Brazilian football, and met again in 2004, at Vasco, and in 2008, at Atlético-MG.

Geninho's main achievements

In addition to the 2001 Brasileirão title with Athletico-PR, Geninho also won the 2003 Campeonato Paulista with Corinthians. The coach's resume also includes two state titles for Rio Grande do Norte, one from Pernambucano, one from Catarinense and one Copa do Nordeste.

Currently, Geninho has been without a club since 2022, when he coached Vitória. Throughout his career, in addition to stints at teams such as Vasco and Botafogo, the coach managed Santos and Corinthians in São Paulo, and Atlético-MG in Minas Gerais. Much of his career was with teams in the Northeast, Central-West and Santa Catarina
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Many players dream of defending the Sacred Mantle, just as many coaches wish to receive an opportunity to coach Flamengo. In an interview, coach Geninho, Brazilian champion with Athletico-PR in 2001, said that he still needs to lead Mais Querido before he can complete his career.

In participation in the program "Mesa Redonda", on TV Gazeta, Geninho answered some quick questions. When asked about "a club he would like to coach, but didn't", the coach immediately responded: Flamengo.

Even though he didn't manage Mais Querido, the 76-year-old coach had the opportunity to command a great idol of Rubro-Negro. In the same joke, he answered who was the best player he led. The coach replied: Petkovic. The two worked together in 1998, at Vitória and also in 2004, at Vasco, and 2008, at Atlético-MG.

Beyond of the Brasileirão with Athletico-PR, in 2001, Geninho also won a Campeonato Paulista with Corinthians, in 2003. The coach also won two state championships in Rio Grande do Norte, a Pernambucano, a Catarinense and a Copa do Nordeste.

Geninho is currently without a club and has not worked since 2022, when he was in charge of Vitória. In addition to Vasco, the coach also commanded Botafogo. In São Paulo, he played for Corinthians and Santos and in Minas Gerais, he managed Atlético-MG. He spent a large part of his career on teams in the Northeast, Central-West and Santa Catarina.

The first part of the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship ended this Saturday (21), with Fortaleza's 4-1 victory over Bahia, at Arena Castelão. With the result, the team from Ceará rose to second place in the table, while Bahia saw its chances of overtaking opponents being frustrated. Flamengo will play this Sunday (22), against Grêmio.

Fortaleza opened the scoring with Marinho, ex-Flamengo, but Bahia quickly drew with Everaldo. However, the Ceará team went ahead again in the first half, when Marinho scored again in the 37th minute, making it 2-1. In the second half, Pochettino increased the advantage, and Renato Kayzer completed the rout.

1st Botafogo – 56 points

2nd Fortaleza – 52

3rd Palmeiras – 50

4th Flamengo – 45

5th São Paulo – 44

6th Bahia – 42

7th Cruzeiro – 41

8th International – 38

9th Vasco – 35

10th Atlético-MG – 33

11th Youth – 32

12th Red Bull Bragantino – 31

13th Athletico-PR – 30

14th Grêmio – 28

15th Vitória – 28

16th Criciúma – 28

17th Corinthians – 28

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19º Cuiabá – 22

20º Atlético-GO – 18

At the opening of the round, Corinthians beat bottom team Atlético-GO 3-0, at the Neo Química Arena. At the same time, Vitória defeated Juventude 1-0 at Barradão, in Salvador.

Next, Botafogo beat Fluminense at Maracanã 1-0, with a goal in the final minutes of the second half , increasing its advantage over Flamengo. Finally, in the northeast classic, Fortaleza beat Bahia 4-1, at Arena Castelão.

This Sunday (22 ), six matches complete the 27th round of the Brasileirão. At 4pm (Brasília time), Vasco and Palmeiras face off at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília, while Atlético-MG hosts Red Bull Bragantino in Belo Horizonte.

Later, at 6:30pm, four games will be played: Flamengo visits Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Criciúma and Athletico-PR play in Santa Catarina, Cuiabá and Cruzeiro face each other at Arena Pantanal, and São Paulo hosts Internacional at Morumbi.