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To escape his worst year with the Flamengo shirt, Gabigol needs similar performance to striker Haaland
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Recent history of confusion among fans calls Rio police alert
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0Rio de Janeiro's security forces are on alert for Libertadores week, following fights between Flamengo and Vasco fans last weekend. Three matches are scheduled for the city between Wednesday (18) and Thursday (19), involving five Brazilian teams and Peñarol, who will face Flamengo at Maracanã in a highly rivalry duel. This game will have the largest police force.
On Wednesday, the games will start with Fluminense x Atlético-MG, at 7pm, at Maracanã, followed by Botafogo x São Paulo at Engenhão, at 9:30pm. It is rare to see two Rio teams playing against Brazilian teams on the same day. The following day, Thursday (19), Flamengo will face Peñarol at Maracanã at 7pm.
A contingent of more than 2,000 security agents was defined for the three games, in addition to 900 company professionals companies that will operate inside the stadiums. The information comes from journalist Rafael Oliveira, from O Globo.
The Flamengo x Peñarol game will feature the largest number of personnel, with 750 police officers from the Special Stadium Policing Battalion (Bepe) and 90 from the 6th Police Battalion Military (BPM), responsible for the area. This contingent of 840 agents is larger than that designated for Sunday's classic, which had 766 police officers.
Policing for Fluminense x Atlético-MG will be 670 agents, and for Botafogo x São Paulo, 470 . possible clashes between Flamengo and Peñarol fans in the coming days. In 2019, Uruguayan fans attacked red and black fans on Copacabana beach and caused the death of Roberto Vieira de Almeida, who was hospitalized for more than 10 months being treated for his injuries.
In 2021, during the final of Libertadores in Montevideo, a Peñarol fan was arrested for shooting at two Flamengo fans, injuring one of them.
This Monday (16), the Military Police met with members of the Uruguayan Consulate and the board of directors do Peñarol to discuss the security scheme. The Federal Highway Police will be responsible for escorting Uruguayan fans upon arrival in the state.
Communication from Peñarol organizers to fansBarra Amsterdam, the main organizer of Peñarol, issued a statement on social media for fans who will go to the game against Flamengo. The main warning is for everyone to stay together and be aware of where they are going, emphasizing that tourism and tours should be left for another time.
“Ahead of Thursday's game, we ask everyone to fans who attend the meeting point stipulated by the club. This is for your safety, going into the field alone is very risky. It is important that you know that this is a Libertadores game. It's not going on vacation to the beach. Tourism and tours are for other times. The bar, as it has always done, will be in charge of looking after all the fans. The way they can help us is by all being together. Take the necessary precautions. Be smart and know where you are going”, wrote the club.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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0Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:
"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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0Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.
Watch the match live here:
The number 99 has so far scored just four goals in 26 games
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0Life is not easy for one of Flamengo's players. In this sense, we are talking about the striker Gabigol, who will have to equal the goal average of Erling Haaland, from Manchester City, to avoid having his lowest scoring season for Flamengo in 2024.
The number 99 scored so far just four goals in 26 games. In the last year of his contract, the 28-year-old player accumulated poor performances, lost space in the team and was also involved in off-field controversies. Currently, he is the last option in the position for the coaching staff.
His worst record for the club so far is 20 goals scored, which he had in 2023. In previous years, he found the net 29 times ( 2022), 34 times (2021), 27 times (2020) and 43 times (2019). His highest scoring season was precisely the first, when the player was on loan to Fla from Inter Milan.
To surpass last year's number, he would need an average of more of one goal per game — 15 clashes to come. At this moment, Flamengo has 16 more games confirmed until the end of the season, but Gabigol is already out of this Thursday's clash (19) against Peñarol, in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. He had a thigh problem in the derby against Vasco, but it was not listed even without a diagnosed injury.
This performance is close to that recorded by the phenomenon Haaland. The City striker has already found the net ten times in eight games at the start of the European season, averaging 1.25 goals per game. Counting the entire year 2024, the Norwegian has 33 goals in 35 games — an average of 0.94, which would make Gabigol score 19 more times by the end of December. Haaland's average throughout his career is 0.84.
Counting all the possible matches that the Rubro-negro could have in 2024 (eight more), the average for Gabigol to at least equal his worst score in Fla could "drop" to at least 0.69 — he would need 16 goals in this projection with 23 more games. If the team led by Tite advances to the final of the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores, there would be five more games (average of 0.8). If Fla wins the continental tournament, it could have up to three more if it gets a place in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final.
Gabigol's numbers for Flamengo2019: 43 goals in 59 games (average of 0.73)
2020: 27 goals in 43 games (average of 0.63)
2021: 34 goals in 45 games ( average of 0.76)
2022: 29 goals in 63 games (average of 0.46)
2023: 20 goals in 58 games (average of 0.34)
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2024: 4 goals in 26 games so far (average 0.15)
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