Journalist mocks VAR's performance during Flamengo x Palmeiras

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released the full arbitration schedule for the clash between Flamengo and Grêmio, which takes place this Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre.

The main referee will be Matheus Delgado Candançan, with Neuza Inês Back and Evandro de Melo Lima as assistants. Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira will be responsible for VAR.

Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan

Assistant 1: Neuza Ines Back

Assistant 2: Evandro de Melo Lima

Fourth Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araújo

Assessor: Antonio Pereira da Silva

VAR: Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira

AVAR: Fabricio Porfirio de Moura

AVAR2: Adriana Milczvski

VAR Observer: Roberto Perassi

Quality Manager: Arnaldo Jasson Araujo Santos

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Flamengo and Grêmio arrive at the duel in different situations in the Brasileirão. Rubro-Negro occupies fourth place in the G4, while Grêmio de Renato Gaúcho is in 14th. Both have games pending due to postponements caused by natural disasters in Rio Grande do Sul. Grêmio still has two games in hand, and Flamengo, one.

Flamengo and Grêmio face each other in the 27th round of the Brasileirão, with Rubro-Negro looking for a victory after winning just once in the last six matches. The ball rolls at 6:30 pm, at Arena do Grêmio.

Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, signed a sponsorship contract with Mizuno, becoming the new ambassador for the Japanese brand. After more than a decade with Nike, the Flamengo striker signed a six-year agreement with Mizuno. According to journalist Carolina Alberti, from UOL, Gabigol is the first Brazilian athlete to form a partnership with the company.

Mizuno's general manager, Rogério Barenco, explained the reasons behind choosing Gabigol to represent the brand, highlighting the visibility and striking personality of the number 99, both on and off the field. The player himself announced the new sponsorship on his Instagram profile.

“We found in Gabriel this issue of determination, of the search for excellence. We understand that he is an athlete who brings these values. Our slogan within Mizuno is reach beyond, and Gabriel certainly brings us this value”, said the manager.

“In addition to having this great strength within from the field, he also has a lot of strength off the field. […] Gabriel is a very authentic guy, he has his own style, and his influence transcends football. People are seeing him on his social media, how he dresses, how he behaves. We will also be working on him using Mizuno on a daily basis”, continued Rogério.

Before the official announcement, Gabigol had already raised speculation by posting enigmatic content on social media, with some publications making reference to Japan. These posts fueled rumors of a possible agreement with an Asian brand.

Barenco also commented on the great repercussion of the publications by the red-and-black idol, highlighting the positive impact on the Japanese brand.

“That’s exactly the noise we want to have. And I think this is one of the things that most led us to close this contract with him. The people, the fans, the football community, journalists, everyone watching what Gabriel is doing. He draws the spotlight to him. And we are happy with the repercussion”, said the brand representative.

In a year of unprecedented achievements, the Under-20 Boys from the Nest reached another important milestone in 2024: 100 goals scored in 56 games. An average of 1.76 goals per match. With this offensive power, Flamengo goes to Saquarema, in the Lagos Region, to face Boavista in the first game of the Carioca semifinal. The ball rolls at 2:45 pm, at the Elcyr Rezende stadium, in Bacaxá, broadcast by FlaTV.

The century-old milestone was achieved by the U20s in the first leg of Carioca's quarter-finals against Nova Iguaçu, outside the house. Guilherme and Wallace Yan scored in the victory that practically guaranteed Mengão in the semifinals. The goals are counted from the following competitions in which the category was represented: Copa São Paulo de Futebol Junior, Libertadores, Copa Rio, Brasileirão, Mundial and Carioca.

“It’s great to reach these goals. This means beautiful teamwork. We know how to kill the opportunities we have. And on Saturday you can expect a very competitive team that is much stronger than before. We're going to fight to get to the final” said striker Wallace Yan, top scorer in the category who has played in different roles in attack and has 20 goal contributions.

56 GAMES

37 WINS

6 DRAWS

13 DEFEATS

100 GOALS FOR

56 GOALS AGAINST

10 GOALS - WALLACE YAN;

9 GOALS – ADRIEL;

7 GOALS – IAGO;

6 GOALS - FELIPE TERESA, GUILHERME;

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5 GOALS – SHOLA;

4 GOALS - RODRIGUINHO, VICTOR SILVA;

3 GOALS - LORRAN, ZÉ WELINTON;

2 GOALS - DANIEL ROGÉRIO, GUSTTAVO, FELIPE LIMA, MATHEUS GONÇALVES, LUCAS OLIVEIRA, GERMANO, CAIO GARCIA;

1 GOAL - LUCAS SILVA, VICTOR THIAGO, CARBONE, JEAN CARLOS, RAFAEL COUTO, ISAQUE, PEDRO LEMOS, BILL, THIAGO MEDEIROS, PEDRO LEÃO, MENEGATTI, LUIS AUCÉLIO;

10 PASSES - WALLACE YAN;

6 PASSES – GUILHERME ;

5 PASSES – SHOLA;

4 PASSES – JEAN CARLOS;

3 PASSES – FELIPE LIMA, THIAGO MEDEIROS, DANIEL SALES, FELIPE TERESA;

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2 PASSES - VICTOR SILVA, ZÉ WELINTON, LUCYAN, LUIS AUCÉLIO, GERMANO, LORRAN;

1 PASS - CAIO GARCIA, DANIEL ROGÉRIO, MENEGATTI, DA MATA, AINOÃ, IAGO, RODRIGUINHO, GUSTTAVO, GUSTAVO KRUG, PEDRO LEÃO, GERMANO, FELIPE VIEIRA.

In the Carioca U20 Championship, Mengão was led by both Filipe Luís and Raphael Bahia, coach of U20 B. Bahia, In fact, he led the team in more games this year (21 games), and therefore, 40% of the goals scored were with him in the technical area, indicating participation both in the season and in the category's campaign that reached the semi-finals of Carioca.< /p>

Boavista and Flamengo are broadcast exclusively on FlaTV direct from Saquarema, which will be live from 2:15 pm this Saturday (21). Go after them, Mengão!