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Flamengo has five of the 10 biggest defender signings in the current decade

Other teams in the country appear on the list, which is dominated by the red and black

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In the Brazilian football transfer window in the middle of the year, which ended on Monday (2), Botafogo carried out the biggest operation for a defender in the decade: they signed right-back Vitinho from Burnley-ING for 8 million fixed euros (R$ 49.3 million) plus 2 million in bonuses (R$ 12.3 million).

The acquisition surpassed that of Matías Viña by Flamengo at the beginning of the season. To count on the Uruguayan player, Rubro-Negro paid 8 million euros (R$ 43.4 million at the time) and another R$ 5.3 million in bonuses.

However, despite the Botafogo leads the ranking, Flamengo is still sovereign in a general analysis. Of the 10 biggest defender signings in the decade, five are acquisitions from Mais Querido, in addition to the club having a sale on the domestic market that is also part of the list. The numbers are from 'GE' Statistical Spy.

The most expensive defenders in Brazilian football in the decade

Vitinho – was at Burnley and went to Botafogo – R$ 49.3 fixed million + R$12.3 million in bonuses


Matías Viña – was at Roma and went to Flamengo – fixed R$43.4 million + R$5.3 million in bonuses

Ayrton Lucas – was at Spartak Moscow and went to Flamengo – R$42.462 million


Augustín Giay – was at San Lorenzo and went to Palmeiras – R$40.7 million

< p>Léo Ortiz – was at Bragantino and went to Flamengo – R$37.5 million + R$8 million in bonuses

Léo Pereira – was at Athletico-PR and went to Flamengo – R$ 34.253 million


João Victor – was at Benfica and went to Vasco – R$32 million + R$10.7 million in goals

Rodrigo Caio – was at São Paulo and went to Flamengo – R$ 31.5 million

Félix Torres – was at Santos Laguna and went to Corinthians – R$ 31 million

Natan – Was at Flamengo and went to Bragantino – R$ 22.143 million


Flamengo’s investments in 2024

De La Cruz — R$ 77.7 million

< p>Viña — R$43.5 million

Léo Ortiz — R$37 million

Carlinhos — R$3.2 million

Michael — No cost

Alex Sandro — No cost

Carlos Alcaraz — R$108 million

Gonzalo Plata — R$23.7 million


< b>Flamengo's calendar in September

In September, Flamengo will face two matches in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, against Peñarol, the second game of the same phase, but in the Copa do Brasil, with Bahia, in addition to important matches for the Brazilian Championship. See below:

1/9 – Corinthians 2 x 1 Flamengo – Brasileirão

12/9 – Flamengo x Bahia – Copa do Brasil

15/9 – Flamengo x Vasco – Brasileirão

19/9 – Flamengo x Peñarol – Libertadores

22/9 – Grêmio x Flamengo – Brasileirão

26/9 – Peñarol x Flamengo – Libertadores

29/9 – Flamengo x Athletico-PR – Brasileirão


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Boldness or stupidity? Peñarol posts photo on social media provoking Flamengo

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.




< p>Uruguayan team in the Libertadores

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.


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Mayor of Rio denies note about Flamengo stadium

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.


Eduardo Paes guarantees that the removal is the responsibility of Rio's city hall.

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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