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Former Barcelona player reveals desire to play for Flamengo and leaves future in Brazil open
07 Out 2025 | 19:41
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04 Out 2024 | 08:35 |
O Flamengo faces Bahia this Saturday (5), at 7pm (Brasília time), at Arena Fonte Nova. However, recent history shows that the biggest challenge lies with the Bahian team. Bahia has not even managed a draw in the last ten clashes, with total red-and-black supremacy.
Since 2019, Mais Querido has won all ten matches against Bahia. Most of these games took place in the Brasileirão, except for the last two, which were valid for the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. In these duels, Flamengo came out classified, with two tight 1-0 victories.
Although the slim scores may suggest balance, the Flamengo largely dominated, with a total of 28 goals scored in the last ten games, resulting in an impressive average of 2.8 goals per match. Goals like the 5-0 in 2021 and the 5-3 in 2020 contributed to this mark.
Defensively, the Flamengo had some challenges, conceding three goals on two different occasions, but without losing. In total, ten goals were conceded in these ten games, an average of one goal per game.
The last ten games between Flamengo and Bahia:
12/09/2024: Flamengo 1x0 Bahia (Copa do Brasil 2024)
28/08/2024: Bahia 0x1 Flamengo (Copa do Brasil 2024)
20/06/2024: Flamengo 2x1 Bahia (Brasileirão 2024)
30/09/2023: Flamengo 1x0 Bahia (Brasileirão 2023)
13/05/2023: Bahia 2x3 Flamengo (Brasileirão 2023)
11/11/2021: Flamengo 3x0 Bahia (Brasileirão 2021)
18/07/2021: Bahia 0x5 Flamengo ( Brasileirão 2021)
20/12/2020: Flamengo 4x3 Bahia (Brasileirão 2020)
02/09/2020: Bahia 3x5 Flamengo (Brasileirão 2020)
10/11/2019: Flamengo 3x1 Bahia (Brasileirão 2019)
Rogério Ceni and his record against Flamengo < /b>
Coach Rogério Ceni, currently in charge of Bahia, also does not have a good record against Flamengo. In 13 clashes, whether in Bahia, São Paulo, Fortaleza or Cruzeiro, Ceni never managed a victory. Mengão won all the matches. Check it out:
Flamengo 2x0 São Paulo – Brasileirão 2017
Flamengo 2x0 Fortaleza – Brasileirão 2019
Cruzeiro 1x2 Flamengo – Brasileirão 2019
Fortaleza 1x2 Flamengo – Brasileirão 2019
Flamengo 2x1 Fortaleza – Brasileirão 2020
São Paulo 0x4 Flamengo – Brasileirão 2021
Fla 3x1 São Paulo – Brasileirão 2022
São Paulo 1x3 Flamengo – Copa do Brasil 2022 p>
São Paulo 0x2 Flamengo – Brasileirão 2022
Flamengo 1x0 São Paulo – Copa do Brasil 2022
Flamengo 1x0 Bahia – Brasileirão 2023
Flamengo 2x1 Bahia – Brasileirão 2024
Bahia 0x1 Flamengo – Copa do Brasil 2024
After the elimination in the Copa do Brasil, Ceni justified the poor performance against Flamengo, citing that, in the majority Sometimes, he faced the club after its strengthening in 2019.
“I need to score more goals than them. If we score more goals than them, we can win the game. I only faced Flamengo once before 2019. The rest were after 2019, when they got a lot stronger. It’s a strong, quality team, with a good squad”, says Rogério Ceni.
The striker will be heard by the Conmebol Disciplinary Unit after gestures considered obscene during the match against Estudiantes
07 Out 2025 | 22:27 |
CONMEBOL's Disciplinary Unit has summoned Flamengo striker Bruno Henrique to a hearing to investigate his conduct following the Copa Libertadores quarterfinal match against Estudiantes in Argentina. Henrique was caught making obscene gestures toward the opposing fans shortly after the match ended in La Plata.
The hearing is scheduled for this Friday at 11:30 a.m. (Brasília time) , and the Mais Querido's number 27 will be able to participate virtually. The case will be analyzed in light of the organization's Disciplinary Code, which can apply anything from a warning to a suspension for official matches.
Bruno Henrique was charged under Articles 2b and 2c of Article 11 of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Code, which address offensive or defamatory behavior and violations of the minimum standards expected in sports competitions. If deemed an infraction, the sanction will be determined in accordance with Article 6 of the same regulations , which provides for punishments such as a suspension for a specified number of matches or for a specific period.
After the penalty shootout victory over Estudiantes, Bruno Henrique stated on social media that he reacted to taunts and aggression from the stands. According to the player, he was hit by objects thrown by fans , including a lighter that allegedly hit his face.
" They only show my part, but they don't show the part of us players being hit by objects, cans, and other things. I only had that reaction after being hit in the face with a lighter," the Flamengo forward wrote in a comment on Instagram.
The striker received harsh criticism from his former player after being sent off after just 11 minutes on the pitch in Mengão's 1-0 defeat
07 Out 2025 | 20:25 |
Wallace Yan was sent off after just 11 minutes in Flamengo's 1-0 loss to Bahia, drawing intense criticism, including from former player and broadcaster Neto. The young striker, who came on in the second half to try to help the team , ended up receiving two yellow cards in quick succession, leaving Flamengo with two players down.
During the program 'Os Donos da Bola,' Neto didn't mince words: "The two ejections in the Flamengo game were correct. Danilo's and that kid over there, who thinks he's Zico. Masked. Wallace Yan, who do you think you are? You wear a Flamengo jersey, brother," he said.
Neto emphasized the importance of young players understanding the responsibility of playing for the club and cited Mengão's longtime idols as role models. " The club is trying to win the Brazilian Championship, and you come onto the field and get sent off after 11 minutes. When did you play? Do you know who Zico is? Andrade? Cláudio Adão? Adílio? Who are you to do what you did?" he added.
The match against Bahia was already a challenge for Mengão, who were trailing 1-0 and had Danilo sent off in the first half. Wallace Yan came on as an attacking alternative in an attempt to level the playing field , but his early dismissal further complicated the team's situation.
According to information released by journalist Venê Casagrande, the club decided not to remove the player from the main squad, but to impose an internal punishment for educational purposes. The measure aims to educate the player about the responsibility of acting with emotional balance in decisive matches.
In a new episode of “Resenha do Galinho”, the former number 10 spoke with the goalkeepers about differences between generations and the value of goalkeepers in football.
07 Out 2025 | 20:04 |
The latest episode of the program "Resenha do Galinho," hosted by Zico on Flamengo TV, featured a special meeting with two of the club's most iconic goalkeepers: Raul Plassmann and Rossi . The greatest idol in Mengão's history acted as a mediator and facilitated a rich exchange of experiences between different generations of the goalkeeper.
One of the main topics of the discussion was the evolution of the goalkeeper's role in football and the differences between eras. Raul Plassmann, a world champion with Flamengo in 1981, recalled that he never had a coach specialized in the role during his career, a common practice in professional clubs today.
"I didn't have a goalkeeping coach. It was you and Bria, who would take free kicks after training sessions. It was a different world, Rossi, completely different from today. That's how football was run," Raul stated, highlighting the limitations of the time.
Rossi agreed with Raul and highlighted other significant changes in the goalkeeper's role. The Argentinean emphasized that goalkeepers now participate more in the game with their feet , which has transformed the style of the position and increased the market value of these players.
"Football has changed a lot. Before, the goalkeeper would pick up the ball and kick it long, but today it's played short. Even when it came to goalkeepers, they didn't come out as much before, and that's changed too. These days, a goalkeeper can be sold for €50 million, something that never used to happen . The goalkeeper participates more than it seems," explained Rossi.