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Pre-candidate talks about Flamengo stadium: “the only team capable of finishing in 4 years is mine”

President of the Board of Directors believes that a new arena is a dream, but does not want SAF to finance the works

01 Set 2024 | 10:09 |

Flamengo is still living the dream of starting work on its new stadium. After Caixa Econômica Federal give up action to annul the expropriation of the Gasologista land by the city of Rio de Janeiro, Mais Querido is closer to receiving the term of ownership and being able to work on the site that it sold at auction in July 31st. In an election year at the club, pre-candidates have been addressing the topic in recent interviews.

On the podcast 'Fala João!', by presenter João Guilherme, Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, spoke about Mais Querido's dream stadium. The president of Flamengo's Board of Directors said that he has a very capable team around him and that the group that is with him in the candidacy is more prepared for the challenge than anyone else involved in this election.

“ I understand that the stadium is a dream of the entire Nation and it will happen. That said, apart from the land, we have absolutely nothing. When I look at the team that is with me, the team that is by my side, I am absolutely sure that the only team today at Flamengo that has the ability to execute this in the time we will have of four and a half years is the one that is with me,” said Bap.

The leader also states that the group that is at his side will have the capacity not only for construction, but also for generating the financial resources necessary for the work and guaranteed that, if he becomes president, Flamengo it will not give up sports performance or become SAF to be able to finance the project.

“So I see that we have a lot of competent people to help not only build, but generate resources, without which Flamengo could be in a dangerous situation. Flamengo will have a stadium, it will not give up its sporting performance or its independence to become SAF. So if anyone thinks that they are going to use the stadium as a way to transform Flamengo into SAF, they can take the horse out of the rain because it won't happen”, declared the president of the Administrative Council.

Despite Without going into details, Bap said that he plans to increase the club's revenue by 50% over the next five years, which would take the red and black revenue to around R$2 billion and that these additional revenues would be enough to finance the project with minimal debt and capable of being resolved already in Flamengo's budget.

“Our plan is to increase Flamengo's revenue by 50% in five years from R$1.4 billion to R$2.1 billion and increase the club's profitability and operating margin from 25% to 31%. This gain over time will cover approximately R$1.5 billion additionally that Flamengo does not have today. With R$300 (million), R$700 million would be missing. I estimate that our stadium will cost something like R$2.5 billion. Then you could put into debt a club that earns more than R$2 billion, from a hundred and a few million today to 700 (million), which would be somewhere between 35, 40% of the club's revenue. And then, the stadium business itself would contribute with the business itself to pay for the stadium”, he concluded.

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Neymar homenageia Vini Jr, ex-Flamengo, em comemoração de gol

Atacante do Real Madrid sofreu ataques racistas após celebração diante do Benfica e craque do Santos imita o cria da Gávea para prestar apoio

Neymar homenageia Vini Jr, ex-Flamengo, ao comemorar gol pelo Santos diante do Vasco - Foto: Reprodução

27 Fev 2026 | 19:00 |

Neymar foi o nome da vitória do Santos por 2 a 1 sobre o Vasco da Gama, nesta quinta-feira (26), na Vila Belmiro. Autor dos dois gols do confronto, o camisa 10 chamou atenção não apenas pelo desempenho decisivo, mas também pela comemoração no primeiro tento.

Aos 25 minutos, o meia de 34 anos recebeu passe preciso de Moisés e finalizou no canto para abrir o placar. Na sequência, dançou próximo à bandeirinha de escanteio, gesto que, segundo ele, teve destinatário certo: o atacante Vini Jr.

HOMENAGEM E RECADO CONTRA O RACISMO

Após a partida, Neymar explicou que a “dancinha” foi dedicada a Vini Jr, cria do Flamengo e atualmente no Real Madrid. O atacante revelou que havia combinado com o amigo que repetiria a comemoração caso marcasse, em apoio após episódios de racismo sofridos pelo jogador na Europa.

No duelo entre Real Madrid e Benfica, pelos playoffs da Liga dos Campeões, Vini Jr marcou o gol da vitória espanhola e celebrou com dança diante da torcida adversária. Na mesma partida, denunciou uma ofensa racista atribuída ao argentino Gianluca Prestianni, atleta da equipe portuguesa.

VINI DECISIVO NA CLASSIFICAÇÃO

No confronto de volta, Vini Jr voltou a marcar na vitória por 2 a 1 do Real Madrid, resultado que garantiu o clube nas oitavas de final da competição continental. A comemoração foi repetida, reforçando o posicionamento do jogador. O Santos de Neymar retorna a campo apenas no dia 10 de março, pela quinta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Às 21h30 (de Brasília), o Peixe visita o Mirassol no Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia, o Maião.

E QUANDO O FLAMENGO JOGA?

Enquanto Vini Jr segue bailando em estádios da Europa, sua ex-equipe vira a chave para as competições domésticas após derrota na Recopa. O Flamengo volta a campo na próxima segunda-feira (02), quando enfrentará o Madureira pelo segundo jogo da semifinal do Campeonato Carioca.

Pre-candidate talks about Flamengo stadium: “the only team capable of finishing in 4 years is mine”