Michael advances due to termination in Saudi and is closer to returning to Flamengo

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.

Flamengo agreed to sign Michael< /a>. The striker returns to the red and black after spending 2 and a half years with Al-Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, who signed him after the player's good season in 2021 while still wearing the Sacred Mantle. Now, at 28 years old, the athlete returns with impressive numbers and many titles under his belt.

Michael appeared in 110 games, where he started 83 times, for the Saudi team, scored 22 goals and contributed 22 assists. The striker helped Al-Hilal win six titles during the period: two Saudi Leagues, two Saudi Arabian Super Cups and two Saudi King Cups. The numbers were released by the 'GE' portal.

Michael had already been used by the club, but his talent was enhanced when he met an old acquaintance, coach Jorge Jesus. JJ was the one who asked the Flamengo board to sign the striker in 2020, after the player was elected revelation of the Brazilian Championship. 2019 wearing the Goiás shirt.

Under Portuguese technical command, Michael started 90% of the matches he played (49 of 54) and was only left out of seven games in which Jorge Jesus was in charge of the team from 2023 and participated in the campaign of 34 consecutive victories, a world record. When saying goodbye to the striker in the 4-1 victory over Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, JJ took the player off the field in the 47th minute so he could have the opportunity to be applauded by the fans one last time.

Michael gets emotional in farewell

Michael posted it on his social media a message to say goodbye to the club and Al-Hilal fans. In the video, images and moves of the striker wearing the shirt of the greatest Saudi champion and where he thanks him for all the moments, good and bad, he had during his period in the Arab country.