NEIGHBOR’S GRASS! DIRECTOR OF CLUBE NORDESTINO SAYS "WE ARE WATCHING THE GABIGOL CASE IN FLAMENGO"

The Flamengo delegation arrived in Curitiba late this Saturday afternoon (15) for the match against Athletico-PR, at Arena da Baixada. The ball will roll on Sunday, at 4pm (Brasília time), for the ninth round of the competition. One of the players most liked by the fans was striker Pedro, who may not be a starter, as he became doubtful for the duel.

This will be the first time that Flamengo will play in Paraná in 2024. In the last duel at Arena da Baixada, Mengão ended up losing to Athletico-PR by 2-1, goals from Vitor Roque and Erick, coming from behind. Fla opened the scoring with Gabigol, from a penalty, in the first half. As Coritiba fell to Series B, Flamengo will only return to the state if they face CAP in a national or continental knockout stage.

According to GE, the likely lineup for Tite's Flamengo to duel against Athletico do Cuca is made up of: Agustín Rossi; Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, David Luiz and Léo Pereira; Léo Ortiz, Gerson and Lorran; Luiz Araújo, Bruno Henrique and Pedro (Gabigol). In theory, the same base that beat Grêmio 2-1 at the Maracanã stadium.

On July 12, 2023, Flamengo visited Athletico-PR for the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. In the first leg, Mengão had already won 2-1, goals from Pedro and Bruno Henrique, but that was in Rio de Janeiro. However, in the second match, those still led by Jorge Sampaoli triumphed 2-0 at Arena da Baixada: goals from Erick (own goal) and Gabigol.

This Sunday, June 16, Athletico-PR and Flamengo face each other at 4pm (Brasília time) at the Ligga Arena, in Curitiba, in one of the most anticipated games of the 9th round of the Brazilian Championship. The duel promises to be exciting, pitting Furacão, currently in 4th place, against Mengão, the isolated leader of the competition.

The match will be broadcast live throughout Brazil. Fans will be able to follow the game through Cazé TV, YouTube, Furacão Play (streaming service) and TV Globo, in different regions of the country: Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santos, Minas Gerais (except Araxá, Ituiutaba, Uberaba and Uberlândia), Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and the Federal District.

Flamengo has been carrying out an excellent campaign in the Brasileirão 2024. In eight rounds played, Mengão won 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered just one defeat. With the same 17 points as Bahia, the Cariocas lead the championship based on the tiebreaker criteria.