FOR THE GAME AGAINST AMAZONAS, FLAMENGO FANS PLAN A BIG PARTY IN MANAUS

A former Flamengo target in the primeira window of the year, is almost certainly a rival from Rio. This is because Botafogo overcame previous difficulties with Udinese and is still in the process of signing Matheus Martins, a 21-year-old striker. The operation will cost 10 million euros (R$ 60 million), with a further 2 million euros in bonuses, for 90% of the attacker's economic rights.

Only the athlete's signature separates the negotiation from being assured officially, but both parties already consider the operation as done.

Flamengo even negotiated with the striker, while he was on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Some meetings took place, but there was no agreement with the Europeans. Another point was that at the time of the red-black attack, the player had the desire to continue in Europe.

So far, the rubro-negro< /a> has not signed any players since the start of the transfer window. The attempts with midfielder Marcos Antônio were unsuccessful and the Rio club ended up taking a beating from São Paulo, which signed the player. So far, the only name in which Flamengo is negotiating is with midfielder Claudinho, from Zenit, in Russia. Despite the Russians' tough game, everything is fine between the player and Flamengo.

The match between Amazonas FC and Flamengo, in the second leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, had 12,771 paying fans at the Arena da Amazônia. The number represents the worst number in this regard in five official Rubro-Negro games in Manaus. The income was R$ 2,655,100 and only surpassed the game between Flamengo x Vitória, in the 2014 Brasileirão. The number of fans present was 22,948.

The pricing of tickets for the match was The target of criticism since sales began on April 23. Full ticket prices range from R$300 to R$1,500. On the sales website (achetickets.com.br), prices also included an increase in the service fee and were between R$345 and R$1,745. One day before the game, this Tuesday (21), Amazonas FC announced that only one section of the stands was sold out, out of 10 available sections.

On the same day, the club announced , through social media, that 30 thousand tickets were issued for the match. The report asked for a position from Amazonas FC, on Tuesday, to obtain the club's assessment of ticket sales, but received no response. To O Globo, the CEO of Amazonas FC, Roberto Peggy, stated that the high pricing was fair and that the idea was not to exploit Flamengo fans.

This was Flamengo's second time in Manaus in the current season. In January, Tite's men beat Audax-RJ 4-0, in the first round of Carioca. In that match, tickets were sold out 12 days in advance. Ticket prices ranged from R$ 150 (half-solidarity with donation of 1kg of food) to R$ 300 (full) for any sector of the stadium.