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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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Flamengo está perto de recorde contra o Corinthians na Neo Química Arena

Mengão é a segunda equipe que mais vezes ganhou o Alvinegro em sua própria casa e está perto de empatar com o primeiro colocado

Flamengo é a segunda equipe que mais vezes venceu o Corinthians na Neo Química Arena - Foto: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo

20 Mar 2026 | 18:15 |

O Flamengo entra em campo neste domingo, às 20h30 (horário de Brasília), com um objetivo especial diante do Corinthians: alcançar um feito histórico na Neo Química Arena. Caso vença o confronto válido pela oitava rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Rubro-Negro se tornará o clube que mais derrotou o time paulista em seu estádio.

DISPUTA PELO TOPO DO RANKING

Atualmente, o recorde pertence ao Palmeiras, que soma sete vitórias sobre o Corinthians na arena. O Flamengo aparece logo atrás, com seis triunfos, e pode igualar, e ultrapassar, essa marca caso conquiste mais um resultado positivo em São Paulo.

RETROSPECTO FAVORÁVEL

O histórico do confronto em Itaquera reforça a confiança rubro-negra. Em 16 jogos disputados no estádio, o Flamengo leva vantagem: são seis vitórias, contra cinco do Corinthians, além de cinco empates. No número de gols marcados, o domínio também é do time carioca, que balançou as redes 21 vezes, contra 16 do adversário.

Nos encontros mais recentes, o cenário segue positivo. Nos últimos dez confrontos entre as equipes, o Flamengo venceu cinco vezes, perdeu três e empatou duas. A vitória mais recente em Itaquera aconteceu no Brasileirão do ano passado, quando o time carioca venceu por 2 a 1, com gols de Arrascaeta e Luiz Araújo. Yuri Alberto marcou para o Corinthians.

GOLEADA HISTÓRICA

O Flamengo também é responsável pela maior derrota do Corinthians na Neo Química Arena: o 5 a 1 aplicado em 2020, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. O placar expressivo marcou a história do estádio e foi igualado apenas pelo Bahia, em 2023.

MOTIVAÇÃO EXTRA

Além da busca pelo recorde, o Flamengo encara o duelo como oportunidade de “dar o troco” pela derrota na Supercopa, em janeiro deste ano, quando o Corinthians venceu por 2 a 0 e ficou com o título. A partida marcou a reestreia de Lucas Paquetá com a camisa do Mengão, após o meia se tornar a mais cara contratação da história do clube.

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