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Flamengo will have a decisive reinforcement for the game against Botafogo
07 Out 2025 | 12:48
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It is becoming increasingly common to see Garotos do Ninho having good times in European football, this time it was goalkeeper Gabriel Batista. With another confident performance from the former Fla and the team, this Sunday (12), Santa Clara beat Mafra 2-0 and guaranteed access to Portugal's first division with one round in advance.
Playing away from home, the team managed to play securely in the defensive phase and was vastly superior. The opponent dominated possession of the ball, but it was Santa Clara who finished the most, created scoring chances and won with goals from Alisson Safira and Diogo Calila. Mafra's only shot that hit the goal in 90 minutes came in the hands of Gabriel Batista.
The team is the leader of the tournament and guarantees direct classification with 70 points in 33 rounds, with 20 wins, 10 draws and three defeats. With the results of the round, Nacional reached 68 and is also guaranteed in the first division. Remembering that the II Liga of Portugal has three access places, but the third-placed team will compete in a playoff with the 16th in the first division, the game will be between AVS and Portimonense if the current scenario remains.
In addition to the goalkeeper , defender Rafael Santos is another player revealed by Flamengo who gained access to Santa Clara. Now the fight between Garotos do Ninho and Santa Clara is for the title of the Portuguese second division. The team will play at home next Sunday (19th), with no set time yet, to face Leiria (12th). Nacional will also be the home team against Mafra, in a game that should take place simultaneously with the former Flamengo team. On his social networks, the athlete has already published photos celebrating access with his teammates in the locker room after the match.
The goalkeeper revealed by Flamengo shone during the dispute of the II Liga of Portugal and is one of the main responsible for the team has the best defense in the competition. Santa Clara conceded just 19 goals in 33 rounds of competition, an average of 0.57 per game, and has an advantage of six for the second best defense: Marítimo (27 goals conceded).
The Boy from the Nest was starter in all 33 of the team's matches in the competition and reached the mark of 16 goals without being missed this Sunday, 48% of the games. He became the team record holder for minutes without conceding goals in the tournament when he reached 500 minutes. By the end of the tournament he had increased to 1,440 minutes, which could become 1,530 in the last round.
This is the player's second season in Portuguese football. After eight years playing at Flamengo, where he was part of the victorious squad that won practically everything from 2019 to 2020, Gabriel Batista had a quick spell at Sampaio Corrêa, before completing his transfer to Santa Clara.
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After losing 1-0 to Bahia, Mengão is looking to get back to winning ways in the next five rounds of the Brasileirão
07 Out 2025 | 15:49 |
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Flamengo suffered a 1-0 loss to Bahia, a result that complicated its position in the Brasileirão standings. In its last five matches, the "Mais Querido" has won only one , drawn three, and now has lost one, highlighting the team's need for an immediate response.
Coach Filipe Luís will have ten days to adjust the team before the next match, scheduled for October 15th against Botafogo. The FIFA break will be crucial, as most of Mengão's key players are not involved in international call-ups and can participate fully in training.
Flamengo reached agreements with the federations to protect its players. The club's medical department sent reports detailing the physical strain caused by the backlog of matches , particularly regarding players who could have been called up by Uruguay.
Therefore, the red-black team returns to the field on October 15th, for the 28th round of the Brasileirão , against Botafogo, at 7:30 pm, at Nilton Santos Stadium. After the loss to Bahia, Flamengo occupies second place in the table with 55 points , tied with Palmeiras, who has the advantage in the number of victories.
The striker is experiencing a period of little participation at Mengão and is awaiting an offer from Al-Duhail to regain prominence in his international career.
07 Out 2025 | 15:08 |
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Striker Michael is facing a difficult period at Flamengo and may be close to a change of scenery. Not in coach Filipe Luís's plans, the player is awaiting an offer from Al-Duhail of Qatar, which is expected to resume negotiations in January. His staff believes that playing outside of Brazil is the best path for his career.
Michael hasn't played since June 24, when he came on for 31 minutes against Los Angeles FC in the Club World Cup. Despite recovering from ankle pain and training normally , he hasn't even been named on the bench.
In the last transfer window, Mengão included the striker on the list of available players. The only concrete offer came from Al-Ula, offering a one-year loan for $2.5 million with an option to buy at the end, but it was rejected by the Flamengo player himself.
Al-Duhail is interested in signing Michael for the 2026 season, betting he can regain the prominence he had at Al-Hilal before returning to Brazil. The team expects an official offer to be made early next year.
At Mengão, Michael is finding it difficult to play, as Bruno Henrique, Pedro, Plata, and Wallace Yan have been prioritized up front. The coach stated that the selections are purely technical and that the striker maintains good performance in training, but opportunities remain limited.
Mengão's football director details negotiations with Spanish midfielder and time zone challenges to close deal with European club
07 Out 2025 | 14:44 |
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Flamengo's football director, José Boto , revealed previously unpublished details about the signing of midfielder Saúl Ñíguez. In an interview with Portuguese newspaper Record , the director said he had to stay up all night to get the player off a private flight from a Turkish club and secure his arrival in Rio de Janeiro.
According to Boto , the negotiations faced an additional complication: the time difference between Brazil and Spain. " When you do business with Europe, you have the time zone issue. In this case, it was a five-hour time difference to Spain, and that forced me, right after a game, to stay up all night to close the deal at almost five in the morning in Brazil," he said.
Even without scoring his first goal for the Red-Blacks, the Spanish midfielder has already established himself as a solid presence in the team. He has played 13 games, the first three as a substitute and the following ten as a starter , earning two cautions and one assist. His performance has helped solidify the central midfield.
Midfielder Saúl Ñíguez was left out of the match against Bahia last Sunday (5), due to pain in his left ankle. Despite the absence, the coaching staff is not afraid that the player will be left out of the team's next match.
With Saúl available, Flamengo returns to action on October 15th, facing Botafogo at 7:30 pm at Nilton Santos Stadium in the 28th round of the competition. The match will be broadcast exclusively on Premiere (a cable channel).
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