DID NOT WANT TO! FLAMENGO REFUSES REINFORCEMENT FOR TITE IN THE CAST

After the 4-2 victory over Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte, in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo's football manager, Luiz Carlos Azevedo, made a statement this Wednesday ( 3), criticizing the performance of the arbitration. The director highlighted two moves involving the video referee (VAR), which, according to him, harmed Flamengo.

Azevedo mentioned a penalty in favor of Atlético, scored with the help of VAR, and another move that he claims to have been ignored by the arbitration. In the first case, Hulk scored Atlético's goal with a penalty when Flamengo was already winning 3-0. In the second case, a possible penalty in the 41st minute of the second half was not signaled.

"I come here today, again, in order to be able, after a victory, a great victory for the team, against a great opponent, to understand the VAR criteria again. The arbitration committee has received our board, there is dialogue, but again in our understanding Flamengo. was harmed", said Azevedo.

About the penalty awarded for Atlético, Azevedo declared: "If it was Allan's penalty, which in our understanding it wasn't. Our athlete touches the ball first, in a continuous act of movement he has contact with the athlete from the opposing team, the field referee doesn't mark it, and simply the VAR calls to be able to award the penalty". Ramon Abatti Abel (Fifa-SC) was the referee of the match.

THE The director also questioned the failure to award a penalty in favor of Flamengo. In the 41st minute of the second half, Atletico midfielder Otávio allegedly tackled Erick Pulgar, from Flamengo. "I wanted to understand what VAR's criteria were in not awarding the penalty against Erick. There is no contact from the opposing team's athlete on the ball, our athlete is tripped, falls, and VAR simply doesn't call it", added Azevedo.

The Flamengo beat Atlético-Mg in the MRV Arena and isolated themselves at the top of the Brasileirão with 30 points. The duel against the Mineiros also ended up marking a new beginning for one of Rio's red-black players. That's because striker Carlinhos started the match and scored his first goal with the sacred mantle. In an interview, the player spoke about the moment, the goal and the mourning due to the recent death of his mother.

"(I would say) he is a winner. I'm a guy who never gave up. I lost my mother a few years ago. 15 days, I'm still grieving. It's been difficult, but I have to continue. As I always think, she dressed me in her armor. When she saw that I was ready, she left. me to say this. I know that she is in the arms of the Lord, and that is what comforts me. I want to tell (to Carlinhos at the beginning of the year) that I arrived here due to God's merit and my work", said Carlinhos, at half-time.

Carlinhos made his debut in the first round of the Brasileirão, against Atlético-GO, and then again had the opportunity as a starter against Palmeiras. The striker spent just 45 minutes on the field at Allianz. Carlinhos only played again against Juventude, but only spent four minutes on the field.

The chance to start against Atlético-MG came due to the physical exhaustion of Pedro, who is going through a sequence of games. Carlinhos scored the goal in the 24th minute after a play by Luiz Araújo and Wesley. The full-back shot, but the ball hit the post, and the number 22, well positioned, put it into the back of the net.

With the aim of promoting the development of society through sport, Eletrobras renewed its sponsorship of the Flamengo Olímpico - Aquatics and Artistic project. Since 2014, the Company has supported, through the Sports Incentive Law, the project formed by Olympic athletes from different sports.

Through Eletrobras Furnas, the initiative provides training and adequate infrastructure for the practice of activities sports, encouraging the participation of athletes in regional, national and international championships.

"Sport is a catalyst in the development of skills such as solidarity, empathy, discipline, social integration and respect. Renew for another year the Our sponsorship is to reinforce our commitment to sport, aiming to strengthen and expand the company's social impact beyond the energy sector, stimulating the growth of Brazilian athletes”, says the executive manager of Brand, Image and Reputation at Eletrobras, Renata Petrocelli .

Created in 2013, the Flamengo Olímpico project serves approximately 400 beneficiaries, with athletes between 6 and 38 years old, practicing swimming, water polo, artistic swimming and artistic gymnastics. The current team includes athletes at different stages of their career, including already established names such as Jade Barbosa, Flavia Saraiva, Lorrane Oliveira and Rebeca Andrade in women's Gymnastics, as well as Diogo Soares in men's Gymnastics, also including sprint swimmer Guilherme Caribé and partner in swimming, Murilo Sartori, among others.

“Flamengo is the largest multi-sport club in the country, forming citizens into great Olympic idols, playing a fundamental social role. Having the support of large companies like Eletrobras is very important for us to continue our mission of transforming society”, said Marcelo Vido, director of Red and Black Olympic Sports.