FORMER FLAMENGO CUELLAR AGREES TO RETURN TO BRAZIL, CLUBE PAULISTA HAS AN EYE ON THE STEERING WHEEL

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.

< p>Uruguayan team in the Libertadores

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.

And the red- black?

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.

Eduardo Paes guarantees that the removal is the responsibility of Rio's city hall.

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.

According to sources, Gustavo Cuéllar was offered to Flamengo, which is looking for a reinforcement for the midfielder position. The player, currently at Al-Shabab, in Saudi Arabia, has advanced negotiations with Corinthians, but the São Paulo team are facing difficulties in closing the deal.

Cuéllar, who had a remarkable spell at the Rio club in 2016 and 2019, he was missed by the fans and maintains a strong emotional bond with the club and its fans. Despite this, Flamengo has no interest in the player's return. The defensive midfielder's technical performance does not please the board, which also still harbors resentment for the way he left the club in 2019.

Cuéllar's troubled departure in 2019 left a bittersweet relationship between the athlete and the current board. . The player left Mais Querido through 'the back', which did not please the club's top management. For this reason, Mengão rules out the possibility of having a Colombian again in its squad.

ALTERNATIVES IN THE MARKET

< Flamengo continues to monitor other options for the midfielder position, especially after failing to close with Marcos Antônio , former Lazio player. Furthermore, the club is still looking to sign Claudinho, aiming to reinforce the team's midfield.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH CORINTHIANSCorinthians has shown interest in counting on Gustavo Cuéllar to reinforce their midfield. However, the São Paulo club faces a major challenge: reaching a financial agreement with Al-Shabab. The Saudis are asking for around 5 million euros (approximately R$30.6 million) to release the player, which has been a significant obstacle for Corinthians. The Corinthians board is looking for alternatives to make hiring viable and reinforce the squad.

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