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Flamengo defeats Estudiantes and takes advantage in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores
18 Set 2025 | 23:22
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31 Jul 2023 | 16:34 |
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Flamengo reappeared this Monday (31) with a focus on the Libertadores round of 16, but striker Pedro did not show up at the scheduled time. The player claimed that he was feeling pain in his face and that he was not feeling comfortable to attend Ninho do Urubu.
The attacker's behavior was heavily criticized by former player Zé Elias. The former player participated in the ESPN program and condemned the striker's attitude and stated that Pedro should be more professional.
“I really like Pedro, I've always defended him, but he has to be professional. The impression he gives is that he only comes back when Sampaoli leaves, or when he feels comfortable. He is a professional, he goes there, it happens, he needs to have an attitude and be more responsible. The impression is that he looks like a 16-year-old boy who can't go back because he's embarrassed. It happens, let's go to the game.”
Right after he completed saying that Pedro can't keep saying he feels comfortable or not.
“He can't stay with that anymore business of whether I feel comfortable or not. A problem happened, Flamengo took all the necessary measures, Sampaoli remains: “Ah, but I don't feel well”. But you are a professional, you have a contract with the club. This misunderstanding, I've seen millions, I've seen several, punch in the face, boot in the coach's face, I've seen several, and the next day everyone was training well.”
Zé Elias also asked that Pedro come public to clarify what are the psychological abuses reported by him in the note he released on his social networks.
“Pedro could clarify what were the psychological abuses during this period. But staying on the bench, being treated differently? If so, make it public so people can understand. The impression is that it seems that he is being guided to act like this”, he said.
Flamengo, even with the absence of Pedro, started the preparation for the game against Olímpia (PAR), on August 3 , thursday.
Mengão beat the La Plata club 2-1 and fans filled the Maracanã in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals
19 Set 2025 | 10:30 |
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The Nação Rubro-Negra gave another demonstration of its strength on Thursday night (18). In the victory against Estudiantes (ARG) , valid for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, Maracanã received 71,977 fans , the largest audience in games between clubs since the stadium's reopening in 2013.
On the field, Flamengo won 2-1, with goals from Pedro and Varela, but off the field, the celebration was also historic. The previous record also belonged to the Rubro-Negro, set in the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana final against Independiente del Valle (EQU), when 71,411 fans turned out.
In addition to breaking the stadium's record, the attendance recorded this Thursday also represents the largest in Brazilian football in 2025. Until then, the top of the list was another Flamengo game: the victory over Grêmio, in the Brasileirão, on August 31, which brought 69,447 people to Maracanã .
The match against Estudiantes will go down in history as the largest crowd at Maracanã in the last 15 years for club matches . The feat is second only to the 72,442 fans who attended the stadium for Flamengo's 2-3 victory over Universidad de Chile in the 2010 Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.
Expectations for a record were already high and increased after an extra two thousand tickets were released hours before the match started. The fans' mobilization was crucial in pushing the team towards victory , which gives them an advantage for the return match, next Thursday (25), in La Plata, Argentina.
Mengão director demands Conmebol after Andrés Rojas's poor performance in the match between the Mais Querido and the La Plata club at Maracanã
19 Set 2025 | 08:45 |
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Flamengo defeated Estudiantes (ARG) 2-1 at the Maracanã, but Colombian referee Andrés Rojas's performance became the talk of the town. The club's executive director of football, José Boto, was scathing in his criticism, calling the officiating "scandalous" and "shameful."
José Boto demands Conmebol after Flamengo vs Estudiantes: "It's scandalous, shameful, in the biggest competition in South America"
"We need to ask CONMEBOL to carefully analyze what happened there. A penalty in our favor was converted into Plata's red card, which not only hurts us this game but will hurt us in the second leg. During their goal, the ball hit the Estudiantes player's arm . This can't be a coincidence. Once again, a team that has much more possession and plays more attacking games is receiving more yellow cards than the other team," Boto stated.
"An Estudiantes player committed a very bad foul on Arrascaeta in the first half, and the referee didn't even give him a yellow card . It would have been a second. For us, they turned a penalty into the sending off of one of our players. I think it's scandalous, shameful, that in South America's biggest competition, we continue to see things like this. I urge CONMEBOL to pay attention to the return leg, because this cannot happen again. What happened there was a scandal," he added.
Flamengo was leading 2-0, with goals from Pedro and Varela, and was in control of the match. However, Gonzalo Plata's red card changed the game . Down ten men, Flamengo retreated, and Estudiantes grew into the match. In stoppage time, Guido Carrillo pulled one back and kept the Argentines alive in the match. Now, Mengão needs a draw in the return leg, scheduled for next Thursday (25), in La Plata, to advance to the Libertadores semifinals.
Before the decision in Argentina, Flamengo turns its attention to the Brasileirão . Next Sunday (18), Filipe Luís' team faces Vasco, at 5:30 pm, at Maracanã, in a classic valid for the 24th round. The second match against Estudiantes will be next Thursday (25).
Mengão's full-back saw a conversation between the fourth official and the coach of the La Plata club where he heard a suggestion for a substitution
19 Set 2025 | 07:57 |
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Flamengo full-back Matías Viña made a controversial accusation after Flamengo's 2-1 victory over Estudiantes at the Maracanã stadium in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. According to the Uruguayan, fourth official Jhon Ospina instructed coach Eduardo Domínguez to make a substitution during the match.
Viña reveals what the fourth official said in Flamengo vs Estudiantes: "He said their player was on a yellow card"
" Everyone heard, everyone saw the fourth official talking to him (Domínguez). I speak Spanish and I heard him clearly . He said their player was on a yellow card. And in the second half, he said something else," Viña declared in the mixed zone.
A video recorded from the stands shows the conversation between Ospina and the Argentine coach. In the footage, the fourth official reportedly warned Domínguez about Román Gómez , who was already on a yellow card and at risk of being sent off.
Flamengo started with a bang, scoring twice before the tenth minute, with Pedro and Varela. In the second half, Gonzalo Plata's red-and-black ...
Flamengo and Estudiantes will face each other again next Thursday (25), at the UNO Stadium, in La Plata. Rubro-Negro will guarantee qualification with a draw , while the Argentines need to win by one goal to take the decision to penalties. A victory by two or more goals will put Domínguez's team directly in the semifinals.
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