Flamengo is looking for a place in the Brasileirão Feminino

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.

After a break for the Paris Olympics, Brasileirão Feminino is back! In the 14th round of the competition, Flamengo drew 1-1 with Avaí/Kindermann, this Saturday morning (17), at the Salézio Kindermann stadium. Djeni, with a free kick, scored the red-black goal. In the last round, Meninas da Gávea will face Ferroviária at home to decide the classification for the next phase of the competition. The game

As Meninas da Gávea started the match looking to attack. In search of the first right from the start, the red-black team exchanged passes in the offensive field and circled the Avaí area. It is worth highlighting the good marking made by Flamengo, who put pressure on the opponent's ball

Mais Querido opened the scoring with Duda at 24', but the referee called a foul on Avaí's defender. Ten minutes later, Glaucia risked a shot from outside the area and the ball passed close to the goalkeeper's right post. At 35', Avaí took the lead with a header from Brenda: 1 to 0. The first stage ended with an advantage for the hosts.

Needing to reverse the result, Flamengo returned for the second time going on the attack and with one change: Valéria Cantuário in place of Glaucia. And after three minutes, Meninas da Gávea left everything the same on the scoreboard. Captain Djeni took a free kick with class and the ball went into the corner: 1 to 1.

Mais Querido almost turned the corner at 13’. After a cross from the left, debutant Valéria Cantuário took the first shot in the small area, but the ball went too high and went over the crossbar. At 26', Gisseli took the first shot inside the area and the ball passed to the goalkeeper's left.

In the final stretch, Flamengo continued to press to try for the winning goal, but the match ended in a draw in Santa Catarina . The Meninas da Gávea decide the classification for the next phase in the last round.

Next appointment

The Meninas da Gávea return to the field next Wednesday (21) to face Ferroviária , at 3pm, at the Luso-Brasileiro stadium, for the last round of the first phase of the Brasileirão Feminino.

Flamengo Lineup

Barbieri; Fabi Simões (Monalisa), Daiane, Day Silva and Jucinara; Djeni (Thais Regina), Duda and Glaucia (Valéria Cantuário); Gisseli (Laysa), Crivelari (Leidiane) and Cristiane.

Coach: Maurício Salgado.

Technical sheet

Avaí/Kindermann 1x1 Flamengo – 14th Round of the Championship Brazilian Women's Championship

Location: Salézio Kindermaan Stadium

Date and time: 08/17/2024 at 11am

Arbitration: Nanni Batalha (SP), Aline Risso ( SC) and Tais Cristovão Da Silva (SC)

Yellow card: Thaiane (AVA)

Goals: Brenda (35'1ºT) and Djeni (3'2ºT).