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15 Jul 2024 | 09:34 |
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Flamengo overcame the absences, ending the season Copa América with a positive balance and remained in the fight for the top of the Brazilian Championship table. The performance had as one of the ingredients the use of young people raised at the base, in the face of numerous absences.
The person who started to integrate this transition process with the professional was the former full-back Filipe Luis. He was announced as Rubro-Negro's under-20 coach a month ago.
"Filipe Luís is a sensational guy. It's a win-win. He brought a lot of his experience, his experience, he has a very good approach with the players. And we are sharing with him all our methodology, work, the entire structure. It's been very good for both sides", said Vitor Zanelli, vice-president of the base.
Filipe Luís 'close' to professional
Filipe Luís took over the under-20s after playing for Fla's own under-17s, he was champion of the Copa Rio in the month past. He was promoted after the departure of Mário Jorge, who took over the Saudi Arabia under-17 team. The former full-back knows day-to-day life in a main squad. He retired at the end of 2023 with the red and black shirt, after becoming a professional player in 2003, for Figueirense, and arriving at Flamengo in 2019.
The management profile changes a little. Filipe Luís was a player and brings that experience under his belt, while Mário Jorge had good knowledge of working with young players. He started in 2011, with Audax's under-15s, and went through the Vasco academy before landing at Gávea, for the under-13s.
Filipe Luís spent a good part of his career as a player in Europe
In previous interviews, he said that his style as a coach is a mixture of everything he learned from the coaches he worked with, and cited Simeone and Jorge Jesus as some examples. The now coach has contacts with the professional's staff. Together with the under-20 committee, he accompanied some athletes who went to do activities with the main squad at the end of last month.
"There were 13 athletes who went up and the committee also went. It's not because it's Filipe, that's the club's process. This construction has to give us all the success we're experiencing. In September, we were Brazilian champions in the Libertadores. There were only two. Look at the reconstruction we had to do in five months", he pointed out.
Flamengo will compete in the U20 World Cup in August. The team was champion of the Libertadores category in March, beating Boca Juniors, from Argentina, in the final.
"The fact that [Filipe] went from under-17 to under-20 was It's a matter of opportunity. We realized that it could be very good for all coaches to move up a category. We are doing everything we can to make it work because our main objective is to win the World Cup." used professionally during the Copa América
Flamengo had nine games in the period between international friendlies and Copa América and five important absences. Tite then used seven boys from Ninho and another six were related and stayed on the bench.
After the return of athletes who were on national teams, the red-black team completes the assembly of the squad and prepares to debut in the Women's Super League 25/26
15 Set 2025 | 23:36 |
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Sesc Flamengo began training with the full squad for the 2025/26 season of the Women's Superliga this Monday (15). The last athletes to show up were Helena Wenk, Laís, Lorena, Tainara and Masa Kirov, who were competing in international tournaments for the Brazilian and Serbian national teams.
During their time with their national teams, several players achieved significant achievements. Helena, Laís, Lorena, and Tainara won silver in the Nations League and bronze at the World Cup with the Brazilian national team. Tainara also shone, winning bronze at the U-21 World Cup . Masa Kirov represented Serbia in competitions such as the VNL, the U-21 World Cup, and the adult World Cup.
Other athletes also collected titles before the preseason. Julliana Granda and Adria won the Junior Pan American Championships with the U-23 team, while Camila Mesquita took bronze at the U-16 Universiade. These three athletes had already been training with the group in recent weeks.
Sesc Flamengo is undergoing a major overhaul and has introduced important reinforcements. Among the standouts are opposite Tainara, signed from Shanghai Bright (China), setter Giovana, American outside hitter Simone Lee, middle blocker Masa Kirov, and setter Vivian . While awaiting the return of coach Bernardinho, currently leading the Men's National Team at the World Cup, the team remains under the interim leadership of Hélio Griner.
The Women's Superliga debut is scheduled for October 20th against Paulistano/Barueri at Tijuca Tênis Clube. The project, a partnership between Flamengo, RJ Vôlei, and Sesc, received direct investment from Flamengo and aims to position the team among the four largest in the country in terms of budget, aiming to compete for national and international titles.
The Argentine team confirms losses in defense and attack for the first leg of the quarterfinals against Mengão, this Thursday, at Maracanã
15 Set 2025 | 22:10 |
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Estudiantes announced this Monday (15) two confirmed absences for the match against Flamengo , valid for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. The match is scheduled for this Thursday, at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro . The return game will be held seven days later, in Argentina.
The first player to be out is 33-year-old defender González Pírez , a River Plate youth product. The defender suffered a Grade 3 hamstring injury in his right thigh and is expected to be out for at least a month , ruling him out of both matches against the red-and-blacks.
Without further ado, coach Eduardo Domínguez confirmed that Santiago Núñez will replace González Pírez . The defender had already replaced his injured teammate in the match against River Plate and scored Estudiantes' only goal in the 2-1 defeat.
The club expects to maintain defensive consistency even without its regular starter . The Argentine coach has emphasized in previous interviews the importance of maintaining tactical discipline to balance the match against Flamengo at Maracanã.
In attack, 27-year-old Colombian Edwuin Cetré is also out of the match in Rio de Janeiro. The forward suffered a grade 1 muscle injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg . He is expected to be available for the return leg on September 25th.
The La Plata club's representative reinforced Mengão's glaring economic difference, but remains confident of qualifying for the semi-finals of the competition.
15 Set 2025 | 21:00 |
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This Thursday (18), Flamengo begins the dispute of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against Estudiantes, at Maracanã. On the eve of the confrontation, the president and idol of the Argentine club, Juan Sebastián Verón, spoke about the expectations for the duel against Rubro-Negro.
During an institutional event in La Plata, Verón highlighted the financial difference between the teams , with Mengão being the team with the highest market value among the tournament participants, but recalled Estudiantes ' tradition of overcoming opponents considered favorites.
Estudiantes' Verón on Flamengo in the Libertadores: "Yes, the challenge is difficult"
"Obviously, we know the power of our opponent, but we also know that we've been through similar situations against important teams, and that the club, given its history, has risen to the occasion. We've always kept this in mind: yes, the challenge is difficult, but we can excel and represent the club well , regardless of the result. We've experienced this before, and we continue to do so," the director stated.
In the early 1990s, Verón began his career at Estudiantes and played in the 2-0 victory over Flamengo in the 1994 Supercopa Libertadores . In addition to his former club, the former midfielder also shone for major teams such as Boca Juniors, Lazio, Manchester United and Inter Milan . In 2007, he returned to Estudiantes and was a key player in their 2009 Copa Libertadores victory.
Verón retired in 2014, but returned to the field three years later as a player-president . His last official match came in 2017, against Botafogo, also in the Copa Libertadores, during the group stage.
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