THE CRIAS ARE FREE! U-20 BOYS ARE TIED FOR THE MAIN POST TITLE COMPETITION

Flamengo and Amazonas face each other this Wednesday (22), at 9:30 pm, at Arena da Amazônia, for the return of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. While Fla had a week to prepare, as Série A was suspended, the opponent continued the marathon and drew with Paysandu, on Saturday (18). After the game, coach Adilson Batista spoke about physical exhaustion and did not rule out changes to face Fla.

The coach opted to choose a practically starting team to face Paysandu, but the result was just a 1-1 draw. 1 indoors. The initial planning was to spare athletes, and he admits that the decision could increase problems with wear before Amazonas x Flamengo. On the other hand, he also shows confidence in the options he has in the squad.

“We have thermography, physiology, massage staff, the DM's back office and talking to some of them I would even make changes, but we decided to permanence. We know about wear and tear, it's difficult when we have this streak. Sometimes you talk about casting, spare parts, changes. And you have to keep doing it. It’s a characteristic of the cast itself too, it’s understanding what they have”, said Adilson Batista.

The team had six changes compared to the one that faced Flamengo at Maracanã, whether due to the return of athletes, technical options or absences. Goalkeeper Marcão and defender Miranda, for example, became starters in the last few games by choice of the coach.

“We have to think game by game, it's another competition. I asked for the game with Paysandu to be played on Sunday, precisely because of the wear and tear, but we were not accommodated. I knew we would have a lot of wear and tear. It's thinking game by game. Trying to recover them, Monday we started working and we thought about the difficult game for the Copa do Brasil”, he stated in another response.

The only sector in which the coach really managed to rest the starters was the attack, which only had Matheus Serafim in the starting lineup against Paysandu. Sassá, who is recovering from injury, and William Barbio, rested, should return to the starting lineup in the Copa do Brasil. The two are the team's top scorers this season, with seven goals.

It is worth remembering that Flamengo has the advantage of a draw in the game for victory at Maracanã. In other words, Amazonas will have to attack and try to win by at least one goal to take the fight to penalties.

The renovation of São Januário is getting closer and closer to getting off the ground and is at an advanced stage at the Municipal Council of Rio de Janeiro. And its approval by councilors could directly benefit the stadium project of Vasco's rival, Flamengo. Common point

The renovation of São Januário and the Flamengo stadium project have one thing in common: the "constructive potential" mechanism suggested by the City of Rio de Janeiro.

In the case of the Cruzmaltino stadium, the construction potential has already been approved by the City Hall and is being considered by the Chamber. It has already had a public hearing and will go through at least two more before going to a vote. If councilors give a positive signal to the project, Vasco will be able to sell it on the market to use, necessarily, in the renovation of its stadium. It is estimated that the hill team will be able to raise around R$500 million.

In the case of Flamengo, mayor Eduardo Paes proposed two possibilities of constructive potential: one for Caixa Econômica Federal and another for the Flemish headquarters in Gávea.

In relation to Caixa, the mechanism would be for its land in the Gasologista region, in the Center (RJ). With this, the state bank could raise funds in other parts of the city and make the region cheaper for Rubro-Negro, which wants to build its stadium there.

However, the possibility has become more concrete It's for the Gávea headquarters. The money raised would have to be used to build the stadium. A meeting to discuss the issue took place on April 15th between the red-black president, Rodolfo Landim, and the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes.

Flamengo, however, still encounters resistance from Caixa. The club and the state bank did not reach a common denominator on the issue of values ​​and the purchase of land in Gasometer. In any case, having the constructive potential in hand is already a big step, and the possible approval of the mechanism for Vasco is an indication that the same should happen with Rubro-Negro.

Eduardo Paes has once again lobbied in favor of the Flamengo stadium in the Gasometer. This time, during an action to publicize City Hall's new project: Parque do Porto, an environmental project to modernize Rio's port area.

The basis of Flamengo is proving to be one of the best in the country every day. In addition to revealing big names to wear the red and black shirt, the "crias" have helped by being financial assets for the club. In this sense, the Ninho boys have one more tournament ahead of them.

The U15 team is looking for their second NP Cup championship, in São Paulo, and met their group stage opponents last night (19). Mais Querido is in Group B, and will face Atlético-MG, RB Bragantino and São Paulo. The debut takes place at 10:15 am this Monday (20), against the Minas Gerais team.

The Boys from the Nest traveled yesterday to Itu, where they will be concentrated for the matches that will be held at the Desportivo Brasil Training Center. The second game of the team led by Vinicius Durante will be against RB Bragantino, on Tuesday (21) at 11:30.

The last round foresees the confrontation between Flamengo and São Paulo, on Wednesday (22) also 11:30. The best placed teams advance to the stage and face the teams from group A, which are made up of Athletico-PR, Fluminense, Fortaleza and Palmeiras.

The last time Flamengo lifted the competition cup was in 2018 , with the 2003 generation being led by Mario Jorge. In 2024, Vinicius Durante will have the chance again, now with the 2009 generation. In 2024, the category won the first international trophy of the season, when they won the IberCup Cascais in Portugal, last month. Get at him, kids!