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Pedro, from Flamengo, should be at the 2025 World Cup, according to doctor

Responsible for the attacker's surgery, Luiz Antônio Vieira states that the attacker is recovering well

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Doctor Luiz Antônio Vieira, responsible for Pedro's surgery, commented that the attacker's recovery has been very positive. The surgeon was responsible for reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament in Pedro's knees — on the right in 2018 and on the left this year. Vieira believes that the player's return will be better than his first injury, which occurred six years ago.

In an interview with the 'GE' portal, the doctor, who also operated on Bruno Henrique, detailed the surgical procedure, highlighting Pedro's physical and psychological qualities and reassured Flamengo fans about the possibility of the striker being present at the Club World Cup, in June next year.


“He was lucky not to have a meniscus injury , so joint rehabilitation is faster. We're still in September, I mean, he'll be there for about eight months, because that's around the time he turns around, between the eighth and ninth month. So I believe he has a chance. He is very dedicated, super focused on rehabilitation, does everything you tell him to, has strong legs, good muscles... I think he has a chance. He will be around the time he would more or less return”, said the doctor.

Pedro’s mind is calm in the face of the serious injury

Luiz Antônio Vieira commented on the way Pedro is coping mentally with the situation. After suffering the same injury in 2018 to one knee, the attacker now has the anterior cruciate ligament in his other knee torn. The doctor highlighted that Flamengo's Shirt 9 is very calm and sees this as a learning experience for his life.


“He has one good thing: he is quite religious. So he believes that it is part of his life learning, that he had to go through this. He accepted, in a way he resigned himself a little. He said: ‘Doctor, I’ve been through this, I’m going to have to go through it again, it was supposed to be like this, it’s part of my life, let’s face it’. He is super calm about it”, explained Vieira.

In addition, Vieira mentioned the time that Pedro will be able to spend with his twin daughters, who were born just over a month ago.

“He’s at a stage where he just had a baby, right? He has one-month-old twins, so I told him: “Everything in life has a good and a bad side. You will now be able to live with your one-month-old daughters because playing football two or three times a week would be impossible, right”? So let's put it this way, there will be this good part, in inverted commas, of his drama”, concluded the surgeon.




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Check out Flamengo's likely lineup for the clash with Grêmio

Coach Tite will have an alternative team against Imortal

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The Flamengo squad completed preparations for the game against Grêmio, valid for the 27th round of the Brasileirão. According to information about the team drafted by Tite in training this Saturday (21), Argentine Carlos Alcaraz and young Lorran should be in the likely lineup. Furthermore, Carlinhos is considered the favorite to lead the red and black attack on Sunday (22), as reported by the portal 'Coluna do Fla'. Probable Flamengo lineup

Matheus Cunha; Wesley, David Luiz, Cleiton and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo, Allan and Alcaraz; Matheus Gonçalves, Lorran and Carlinhos.


Players spared

Thinking about the important Libertadores game next Thursday (26), against Peñarol (URU ), which is worth a place in the semi-finals, Flamengo will enter the field with an alternative team on Sunday (22). On Friday (20), the club announced that 12 players will be rested and will not travel to Porto Alegre: Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas, Erick Pulgar, Léo Ortiz, Nicolás de la Cruz, Arrascaeta, Gonzalo Plata, Gerson and Bruno Henrique will remain in Rio de Janeiro.


Injured

Flamengo has also faced absences due to injuries. Are out: Everton Cebolinha (Achilles tendon rupture), Viña (cruciate ligament rupture and tibial fracture), Pedro (anterior cruciate knee ligament rupture), Michael (muscle injury), Luiz Araújo (knee cartilage fracture right) and Gabigol (fibrosis in the right thigh).

Situation in the Brasileirão

Currently in fourth place in the Brazilian Championship, with 45 points, Flamengo has 13 wins, six draws and six defeats. The team has scored 40 goals and conceded 29 so far. The team needs a victory to continue its rise in the table.

Grêmio x Flamengo

The clash between Grêmio and Flamengo will take place on Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time) , in Porto Alegre, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. 

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Surprise! Flamengo defender is on Dorival Júnior's pre-list for the Brazilian team

Official call will be next Friday (27); 5 Mengão players among the names

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Léo Ortiz is one of the new additions to Dorival Júnior's pre-call for October's FIFA Date. As happened in September, the CBF will use the maximum period of ten days to announce the 23 players who will defend the Seleção against Chile and Peru. However, the preliminary list was already sent to the clubs last Friday. At Flamengo, in addition to Ortiz, there are Fabrício Bruno, Ayrton Lucas and Gerson.

Improvised as a midfielder, Léo Ortiz has been one of Flamengo's highlights in this second half of the year, earning the admiration of the fans. However, in the match against Peñarol, Ortiz was passed over by Tite and started on the bench.

Interestingly, it was Flamengo's current coach who gave Ortiz his first opportunities in the national team. In 2021, the defender was called up for the Copa América, in which Brazil finished as runner-up.

If Ortiz is a surprise, the other three red-and-black players are already household names. Fabrício Bruno and Gerson were in the September squad, and Ayrton Lucas was called up by Dorival Júnior in March.


FIFA regulations allow the 23 players to be defined up to ten days before the presentation, but the clubs that have pre-summoned athletes must be informed 15 days in advance. Therefore, the CBF already notified the clubs on Friday.


Dorival Júnior's official call-up will be announced on September 27th, at the CBF headquarters, in Rio de Janeiro. The players will perform on October 7th, in São Paulo, where they will train at CT Joaquim Grava, from Corinthians, until the 9th, when they will head to Santiago.

Brazil will face Chile away from home in the on October 10th and, on the 15th, they will face Peru at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília. Currently, with ten points, the Seleção occupies fifth place in the Qualifiers.




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Zico is against the retirement of Flamengo's number 10 shirt

The greatest player in the club's history believes that there is an achievement for players when achieving a legendary number

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The biggest idol in Flamengo's history, Zico made it clear that he will never ask for the club's legendary number 10 shirt to be retired. Although no player in the current squad is using the number, after Gabigol missed this chance, Galinho stated that he is against the idea of ​​preserving the number forever as a form of tribute.

In an interview with the channel “Faaaala, Craque !”, on YouTube, the former player highlighted how satisfying it is for a professional athlete to wear a shirt with such a historic number. Faced with comments about the absence of a player wearing Mengão's number 10, Zico declared his opinion:


“He really doesn't have the number 10. But I will never ask to remove the number, I am against that. If you took Pelé away, for example, you wouldn't be able to play, have the satisfaction of playing. I'm not worried about that. Football is not basketball”, said Galinho.


Gabigol lost Flamengo's number 10 shirt after controversy

In May, after a leaked photo in which Gabigol appears wearing the Corinthians shirt, Flamengo imposed a punishment on the attacker, which included a fine and the removal of the iconic number 10 shirt. See the statement issued by the club:


“The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that, after a meeting with the vice-president of football, Marcos Braz, and other directors of the department, the athlete Gabriel Barbosa was fined and informed by the director that he will no longer wear the red-black number 10 shirt in competitions where the number may be changed. ”

Gabigol “inherited” the number after the retirement of Diego Ribas, at the end of 2022. The striker wore the legendary shirt in 72 matches, being a starter in 47 of them. During this period, he scored 22 goals, provided four assists and won the 2024 Campeonato Carioca. After the incident, Gabriel started to wear the number 99 shirt at Flamengo.


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