Flamengo's physical trainer minimizes series of injuries at the club and highlights: "It's a phenomenon all over the world"

Flamengo and Central Córdoba (Argentina) will face each other on Wednesday night, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), for the second round of the Libertadores, at Maracanã. The teams are in Group C. Flamengo started the Libertadores with a victory over Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela) - a feat that had not been achieved in the first round of the tournament since 2022. In addition, the team won again as a visitor in the competition after nine matches.

Rubro-Negro arrives in high spirits for the match, which will mark Filipe Luís' debut on the sidelines in a Libertadores match at Maracanã. The coach is undefeated in the 2025 season. The likely return of Pedro, who is expected to be included seven months after a serious knee injury, is an attraction for the fans tonight.

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Flamengo's creation and current best player in the world, Vinícius Júnior, like all Rubro-Negros, was happy with Pedro 's return. That's because the Real Madrid (ESP) player made a point of sending a message to the number 9 from Gávea.

After Pedro published a video where he appears talking about the months he spent away from the pitch, Vini Jr wrote the following comment: “ Back and better than ever! Goals and goals! ”.

OTHER PLAYERS ALSO SEND A MESSAGE TO PEDRO

In addition to the best player in the world, other athletes also sent congratulations to Pedro . One of them is another player revealed by Flamengo , João Gomes. Also ex-Fla, the full-back Rodinei, currently at Olympiacos (GRE), was another who commented on the number 9's post.

João Gomes: “ What a player! He’s back ”

Rodinei: “ Welcome back, P9 ”

Rodrigo Muniz: “ God is good, brother ”

Matheuzinnho: “ It’s nine ”

Léo Ortiz: “ Hat-trick today. So happy for you, brother, you'll come back flying ”

Léo Pereira: “ Very happy with your return, ace. God bless you ”

PETER'S RETURN

Thus, Flamengo announced this Wednesday (9) that Pedro was once again included in a match after seven months, where he was treating a serious knee injury. The number 9 was integrated into the red-black squad last week, after being released by the Medical Department.

This way, Pedro will be able to make his debut for Flamengo on Wednesday night (9), when Mais Querido faces Central Córdoba, in the second round of the Libertadores group stage, at Maracanã.

The Copa do Brasil is finally about to begin for Flamengo . As the current champion of the tournament and competing in the Libertadores, the team from Gávea will only enter the competition now, in the third phase. In this sense, the CBF drew the matches for this third stage of the competition and the red-black team from Rio already knows who it will face next.

That said, the red-black opponent will be Botafogo, but not their rival from Rio de Janeiro, but Botafogo-PB . Therefore, as reported by the CBF , the first game should take place on April 30, while the return match is scheduled for May 21. In addition, the times of the clashes will still be released and confirmed by the entity.

KEYING

At this stage, 12 teams entered the competition, joining the 20 teams that advanced from the previous stage, forming 32 teams in the knockout stage. These 32 clubs were distributed into two pots before the draw. Each club in pot 1 faces an opponent from pot 2.

Pot 1: Flamengo , Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Atletico-MG, Athletico-PR, Fluminense, Botafogo, Fortaleza, Gremio, Bahia, Internacional, Bragantino, Vasco, Santos and Cruzeiro

Pot 2:

CHECK OUT THE OTHER CONFRONTS

Vasco da Gama vs. Operario-PR

Fluminense x Aparecidense

Bahia x Paysandu

Botafogo x Capital-DF

International x Maracanã-CE

Fortaleza x Retro

Athletico-PR x Brusque

Palmeiras x Ceara

Atlético-MG x Maringa

Flamengo x Botafogo-PB

Sao Paulo x Nautico

Cruzeiro x Vila Nova

Santos x CRB

Corinthians x Novorizontino

Bragantino x Criciuma

Gremio x CSA