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Botafogo and São Paulo are tied and the decision of Flamengo's possible opponent will be decided next week
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Mais Querido will be one of the Brazilian representatives in the international competition, alongside Palmeiras and Fluminense
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The new format of the Club World Cup, scheduled for 2025 in the United States, promises to bring significant news, but already makes it clear that great stars of world football, such as Lionel Messi, will be left out of the competition. The last chance for Messi and his team, Inter Miami (USA), to participate in the tournament was lost after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup (Concachampions) by Monterrey. The Florida team was unable to overcome the challenges posed by the Mexican team, even with Messi's return in the second leg, being defeated 3-1 and sealing the aggregate score at 5-2.
On the other hand On the other hand, Brazilian clubs such as Fluminense, Flamengo and Palmeiras already have their participation in the World Cup guaranteed, each having won the Copa Libertadores in recent years. Flamengo, in particular, secured its place by winning the 2022 edition of the South American tournament, standing out as one of South America's representatives in the international competition.
The Concacaf Champions Cup continues its trajectory , determining who else will join the squad of teams at the Club World Cup. With Monterrey advancing to the semi-finals, where they will face Columbus Crew, and with América de México and Pachuca still in contention, the competition promises to be fierce until the end. Only one of these teams will get the place to face, among others, the red and black team from Rio on North American soil.
Messi's situation becomes particularly notable, not only for his contribution to world football, but also for the change of scenery when he transferred to Inter Miami. With the elimination, the Argentine star and the fans are left with the expectation of a possible new chapter in his career, if he wishes to seek Club World Cup glory with another club. For now, there are no signs of a change, which indicates that Messi will watch the 2025 tournament outside the field.
Messi's absence, as well as that of Cristiano Ronaldo — eliminated with Al Nassr in the Asia — highlights the unpredictability and complexity of international competitions, where big stars are not always able to lead their teams to maximum glory. This scenario serves as a reminder that football is, after all, a team sport, where the team often prevails over individual talent.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
Follow the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.
Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:
"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.
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Vasco signed, on loan, Colombian Emerson Rodríguez, who belongs to Inter Miami
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In addition to the famous Philippe Coutinho and other former club players, Vasco is also close to signing another player. This is striker Emerson Rodríguez. Cruz-Maltino has an agreement in place with the Colombian, who belongs to Inter Miami, in the United States, but is on loan to Millonarios, in Colombia.
Emerson Rodríguez will arrive at Vasco on loan with an obligation to buy if you reach some goals related to the number of games or minutes on the field. According to Rádio Itatiaia, Cruz-Maltino must pay a financial amount for the 23-year-old player's loan. The Colombian striker has been at Millonarios since the beginning of the year, also on loan. He played 22 matches, scored two goals and provided three assists.
One of those goals was against Flamengo, in Colombia, in a game valid for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores – Millonarios finished at the bottom of the table. Group E, with just three points won. Considered a promise of Colombian football, Emerson Rodríguez, who was revealed by Millonarios himself, was signed by Inter Miami at the beginning of 2022. However, he failed to develop as expected in the United States.
Thus, despite still belonging to the American club, he only played one season for Inter Miami – and never played alongside Lionel Messi, the team's main name. Then he went through loans. Before returning to Millonarios, he also played for Santos Laguna, in Mexico. To understand how Emerson Rodríguez works and how he can play for Vasco.
– He is a player with a lot of speed, who explores his dribbling a lot, he is very skilled in this sense of dribbling, of being able to play with progression in speed. He is a speedy winger, he plays on both sides of the field, he falls on the right, he falls on the left – said Tiago Brandão, Território MLS reporter.
In Colombia, what catches the attention of Emerson Rivaldo, what is it like? Known in the country, it is also the attacker's dribbling and the possibility of him playing on both sides of the field. – Emerson Rivaldo is a pure winger. In a country where we have many extremes, he was one of the most prominent. Of course, the most notable is Luís Diaz, but he was a player who made a difference in Colombia. He can play on the right or on the left, he faces the opponent well – said Juan Felipe Cadavid, reporter for Caracol Radio.
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