REMEMBER HIM? FORMER FLAMENGO GOALKEEPER, BRUNO STRENGTHENS ESPÍRITO SANTO AMATEUR TEAM

The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.

As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.

Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.

Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.

Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.

Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.

The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.

According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.

Paes stated that the values ​​for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.

“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.

Bruninho Samudio, son of model Eliza Samudio and former goalkeeper Bruno, has been attracting attention in Rio football. At just 14 years old, the young man was recently hired by Botafogo to reinforce the club's youth teams. During a walk in a shopping mall in Mato Grosso, Bruninho was approached by fans and took photos with admirers, who are already beginning to see him as a promise of the sport.

In an interview with the website "Programa Meu Mato Grosso ", Bruninho expressed his happiness with the opportunity to play at Botafogo's academy. "I'm very happy to have this opportunity to play for Botafogo, in the youth category. I'm going to try to perform as much as possible to reach the professional ranks, because my goal is the professional ranks," said the young man. Asked about his inspirations, Bruninho pointed to goalkeeper Mycael Pontes, from Athletico Paranaense, as one of his great references in football.

More than 14 years after the murder of Eliza Samudio, former goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes, convicted of the crime, tries to get closer to his son, Bruninho. Since the young man signed with Botafogo, Bruno, who is currently on probation, has started to follow in the boy's footsteps in football. According to sources interviewed by the newspaper EXTRA, the former athlete expressed, for the first time, an interest in meeting his son, recognizing him as his own and wanting to "help" him in his career.

COURT DISPUTES AND BRUNINHO'S LIFE

Since Bruninho's birth, his grandmother, Sônia Moura, has been fighting a battle in court to ensure that her grandson receives the pension rights and other compensation, which would already exceed the R$1 million mark. Furthermore, the boy did not receive prison benefits during the period Bruno was in prison, a right granted to the former goalkeeper's sisters.

While Bruninho Samudio takes his first steps towards a possible career in professional football, his father, Bruno Fernandes, continues to decline on the pitch. Currently, he tries to stay in the sport by playing for amateur teams, but his performance is far from the time when he was considered for the Brazilian team, before his conviction for the murder of Eliza Samudio.