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The first time the coaches faced each other was in Paulistão in 2016
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Flamengo beat Fluminense 1-0 this past Sunday (23). With the victory, Mais Querido consolidated its leadership of the Brasileirão and made its rival's situation even more critical. In addition to the rivalry between the teams, there was also the duel between Tite x Fernando Diniz, in fact, the tricolor coach still didn't know what it was like to beat the red-black coach.
Fernando Diniz and Tite have already faced each other in Fla x Flu in five occasions, in games valid for Brasileirão and Carioca. In the meantime, Mais Querido won three times and the other two matches ended in draws.
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FIRST CONFRONTS BETWEEN COACHESTite and Fernando Diniz had already faced each other before meeting again in Fla x Flu. This is because their first clash between professionals took place in 2016, at Paulistão. At the time, Mais Querido's current coach was in charge of Corinthians, while Diniz began his career at Osasco Audax. Even in the São Paulo team, Fluminense's coach never managed to beat Rubro-Negro's.
FOCUS ON THE NEXT CONFRONTATIONThus, with the victory, Flamengo consolidated its leadership of the Brasileirão , with 24 points and is now focusing on the next clash. Mais Querido returns to the field this Wednesday (26), in a match against Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi.
Investing in a single player is a decision that needs to be carefully evaluated
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Gabigol is a fundamental piece of Flamengo's squad, but the cost of keeping the striker at the Rio club is astronomical. Let's look at the numbers: currently, Gabigol earns R$1.5 million per month. Flamengo was negotiating to renew the player's contract for another five years, with a 50% increase and a bonus of R$50 million.
Doing the math, with the new contract, Gabigol would become earn R$2.2 million per month. Let's detail how this figure was achieved and how much it would mean to the club over five years. Gabigol currently receives R$1.5 million per month. With the 50% increase, the monthly salary would jump to R$2.2 million. This value would remain constant during the five years of the contract.
HIGH INVESTMENT FOR LITTLE DELIVERY
In addition to the salary increase, the new contract would include a signing bonus of R$50 million. This amount is a common practice in large negotiations to guarantee the permanence of key players and acts as an additional incentive for the athlete. The total of R$193 million represents a significant financial impact for Flamengo. This amount only includes salary and bonus signra, without considering other additional costs such as taxes, benefits and possible performance bonuses that could be included in the contract.
The news about Gabigol's possible departure generated a wave of comments on social media
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Forward Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, could be leaving Flamengo. According to information from the newspaper O Globo, the player's representatives are taking recent inquiries from teams in Spain and Asia to the Rio club. The red-black board, in turn, is willing to listen to the proposals that arrive to assess the viability of negotiation.
The possibility of negotiating Gabigol is not limited to the international market. In Brazil, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro and Grêmio are aware of the striker's situation and may move to try to sign the player, who is one of the highlights of Brazilian football. Journalist Raisa Simplicio reports that Flamengo is willing to negotiate Gabigol, but will not give up considerable financial compensation to release the athlete.
FIGHT ABROAD FOR THE ATTACKER
The red board -negra believes that the staff of Gabigol should present concrete proposals soon, which should define the striker's future in the coming days. Gabigol's departure would be a significant blow for Flamengo, which has counted on the player as one of the main names in the your cast. Since arriving at the club, Gabigol has become a fan idol, scoring important goals and helping the team win significant titles.
On the other hand, a successful sale of Gabigol could represent financial relief for the club, allowing new investments in hiring and structure. The financial compensation required by Flamengo indicates that the club intends to use the resources from a possible sale to reinforce the squad and maintain competitiveness in competitions
Erick Pulgar faces Canada and could be eliminated from the competition in case of defeat
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On Saturday night (29), Chile and Canada face each other in the third and final round of the Copa América group stage. The negative result for the Chilean team could be good for Flamengo, as Erick Pulgar will return sooner than expected to Rubro-negro, as his team will be eliminated.
REMOTE CLASSIFICATION CHANCES
Chile and Canada face each other in the third round of the phase of Copa América groups, and the Chilean team is looking to qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition. To this end, the team behind the Mais Queridoneeds to beat the opponent and hope that Peru doesn't defeat Argentina by a superior balance.
If they don't achieve victory against Canada and keep the balance better than Peru, Chile will be eliminated from the Copa América. This way, Erick Pulgar will return to Flamengo and will be available to Tite for the next games.
GROUP A TABLE:1st Argentina – 6 points
2nd Canada – 3 points
3rd Chile – 1 point
4th Peru – 1 point
CHILE X CANADASo, the teams take to the field this Saturday (29th) from 9pm, with live broadcast on SporTV, on a closed channel. Highlighting that Erick Pulgar will not be available to Flamengo this Sunday (30), for the game against Cruzeiro.
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