IT WAS NOT THIS TIME! FLAMENGO IS ELIMINATED ON PENALTIES BY FERROVIÁRIA AND SAYS GOODBYE TO THE WOMEN'S BRAZIL SUPERCUP

Sesc Flamengo, one of the main teams in Brazilian volleyball, underwent a significant reformulation for the 2024/25 season, and one of the main new additions to the squad is central Jussara. With extensive international experience and after an excellent spell at Maringá last season, the 28-year-old athlete spoke exclusively about her arrival at the club, her plans and the fierce competition for a place in the starting team.

Like other players in the squad, Jussara highlights the quality of the team and the excellence of the committee technique led by Bernardinho as crucial factors in his decision to wear the Flamengo shirt. The center, who has already played in Portugal, France, Israel and other Brazilian clubs, sees his arrival at Sesc Flamengo as a great opportunity to boost his career.

"Sesc RJ Flamengo is one of the biggest clubs from Brazil. Knowing the team's interest in me was extremely gratifying and motivating. Without a shadow of a doubt, playing at Sesc RJ Flamengo with this structure and this coaching staff will give me what I need to advance my career", said Jussara.< /p>

Sesc Flamengo was eliminated in the Superliga semi-finals in the last three editions. The biggest champion since the merger with the Sesc project, the club is now looking to return to the final and win the title that eluded them in previous seasons. Jussara believes that the newly formed group has the potential to achieve this goal.

"I believe in Sesc's return to the final. This squad has very good players and is being a huge showcase for us. For sure We will have the season of a lifetime to try, once again, to take Sesc RJ Flamengo to the final and the title", declared the central team.

The central position is one of those that has undergone the most changes in the Sesc Flamengo squad for the 2024/25 season. With the departure of Juciely and Valquíria, starters in the last three seasons, the club hired Lorena and Jussara to fill these vacancies. Now, they join Juju and Adria, who were already part of the team, and the competition for a place in the starting lineup promises to be intense.

The fan of Flamengofurther revived its dream of its own stadium after the club acquired the gasometer land for the construction of its new home. However, for Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, the Rubro-Negro project needs a lot of attention and care so as not to harm sporting performance, as was the case with São Paulo and Corinthians, with the construction of Morumbis and Neo Química Arena.

"Flamengo fans don't want what happened to São Paulo to happen, which spent 17 years without winning anything. Corinthians were champions of the Libertadores and the World Cup in 2012, and they were full of their chests to say that they would have stadium in two years. See what happened 12 years later with that Corinthians. There is no longer any sporting performance, there is a stadium, huge debt..." said BAP.

"A month ago, in a Corinthians review, I saw people saying that “the stadium is the root of our problems, we have Pacaembu, we have to return the stadium as a guarantee to keep Pacaembu”. intelligence. Learning from other people's mistakes is wisdom", added the candidate in an interview with the Coluna do Fla portal.

As said by Bap, São Paulo became one. long time without winning titles, that is, precisely during the construction process of Morumbi, opened in 1960. On the other hand, Corinthians, which debuted at Neo Química Arena in 2014, is experiencing one of the biggest financial crises in history.

Last month, Flamengo agreed to purchase the land from Gasologista, where the construction of the Mais Querido stadium is planned. Furthermore, the Rubro-Negro and Rio City Hall reached an agreement with Caixa Econômica so that the expropriation of the site could be completed.

Speculated as a possible reinforcement of Flamengo to fill the gap left by Pedro, striker Anthony Martial is free on the market, but has not played since December 9, 2023. On that occasion, Manchester United, his former club, entered the field to face Bournemouth and lost 3-0 in the Premier League. Martial was a starter and played for 56 minutes.

At the beginning of the year, the French striker suffered a groin injury that required surgery. Therefore, he was away for around 42 days, only returning in March. Even though there were three months left on his contract, Manchester United chose to let go of the player. Since then, Martial has been evaluating his next club and Flamengo is paying attention to his movements.