NEW HIRING IN THE AREA! FLAMENGO HIT WITH ANOTHER RIGHT-BACK

Last Tuesday (23), Flamengo beat Goiás in the under-17 Brasileirão. Scorer of one of the winning goals, striker João Camargo highlighted the importance of the triumph for the continuation of Mais Querido and recalled the Copa Rio title under the command of Filipe Luís.

"Very happy with my participation, but what It's really worth our victory and getting the three points was fundamental for us. It was a difficult match, where we came up behind the score but we managed to turn the match around, we didn't stop looking for the result at any point and we were happy in the second half", he said. Camargo.

"I've been working hard, always looking for my evolution. I believe I've had a good season, like our entire team, we won the Copa Rio. Very happy with everything I've experienced here at Flamengo in 2024 and I hope to experience many special moments here at the club", he concluded.

The young striker has been one of Mais Querido's biggest highlights this season. Camargo gained a starting role in the Rubro-Negro under-17 team during the Copa Rio and finished as third top scorer in the competition with seven goals. For the Brasileirão, the number 9 found the net on more than three occasions.

The Mais Querido returns to the field for the under-17 Brasileirão next Tuesday (30), when he travels to face Santos. Rubro-Negro is in fifth place on the leaderboard, with six points. The São Paulo team appears with nine and is the vice-leader.

Flamengo defeated Botafogo 2-1 in a match valid for the 19th round of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The clash, held this Wednesday, July 24th, featured young Lorran, who scored one of the goals of the red-black comeback.

The first half was marked by an intense and disputed game. Early on, Fabiano opened the scoring for Botafogo in a quick counterattack. From then on, the opponent adopted a more defensive posture, making Flamengo's attacks difficult. The Gávea team tried to react with Shola and Lorran, but found it difficult to overcome the rival defense and goalkeeper Cristiano Júnior.

Despite being set back, Botafogo did not fail to create opportunities and forced goalkeeper Dyogo Alves to make good defenses. The first half of the game ended with the score in favor of the black and white team.

After the break, Flamengo returned more organized and determined. Coach Filipe Luís adjusted the strategy, focusing on Lorran's offensive plays. In the 9th minute, the young striker started at speed, dribbled past two markers and finished with precision, tying the game.

Flamengo continued to press and, in a rehearsed move, Zé Welinton scored the turning goal. The full-back executed a perfect free kick, sending the ball into the left corner of the opponent's goal, repeating the feat from the last meeting between the teams.

Lorran's outstanding performance caught the attention of the coach of the Brazilian U-20 team, Ramon Menezes, who was present at the stadium. Lorran, who had already been called up to the national team, should continue to be one of Menezes' bets. Another player who has also been on the coach's list is midfielder Rayan Lucas.

With the victory, Flamengo reaches 23 points and remains in seventh place in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship. The team guarantees a place in the classification zone (G8) and is now hoping for Santos and Ceará to stumble to climb the table.

Midfielder Adriano Nicolas has already signed his contract with Flamengo. Born in Peru, the player arrives to reinforce Mengão's under-20 category. According to journalist Guilherme ‘FlaZoeiro’, Nicolas’ name will be included in the IDB in the next few hours. Adriano arrives at Fla on a one-year loan. The value of the purchase option with Allianza Lima-PER is R$1 million for 70% of the economic rights.

In the under-20s, Adriano Nicolas will have competition in the Lorran jewelry sector. Mengão's promise has been highlighted since the under-17s, he has even scored in the professionals and has the trust of the entire board present on a daily basis at Ninho do Urubu. With the title goal in the under-20 Libertadores final, Lorran began to be integrated by Tite into the professional squad, but still belongs to the under-20s.

The last Peruvian player who played for Flamengo's professionals was left-back Miguel Trauco. The defender arrived at Gávea in 2017, when the squad already had Paolo Guerrero, but remained until 2019, when the center forward had already left Ninho do Urubu. In other words, four years later, Adriano Nicolas's time has come.

If he overcomes the high competition from young people who won the Libertadores and reaches the top team, Adriano Nicolas will move up to keep company with other foreigners in midfield: Erick Pulgar, Nicolás de la Cruz and Arrascaeta. In the sector, Flamengo even thought about bringing in the Argentine Di María, but the star's intentions of not wanting to play in Brazil ruined the deal.