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Flamengo's multi-champion signs with Santos and reveals Neymar's support
05 Set 2025 | 17:05
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Rebeca Andrade is already one of the biggest names in Olympic sport in the country, and Flamengo is proud to have the athlete at the club. The gymnast has already won six Olympic medals, including four in Paris 2024. But to achieve this feat, she has the help of a professional neglected by Fla.
This is a psychologist, who has been missing for a long time. football team, for example, and fans criticize the fact that the club does not hire one to boost the mental aspect of the team. Rebeca Andrade states that her peace of mind in presenting herself in decisive moments comes from working with her psychologist.
“My preparation was in conversation. I talk a lot with my psychologist and try to take as much care of my head and my body as possible to have the balance to do my presentations calmly, without pressure and without the obligation to return home with medals. I do it because it's my job, because I love it, but I don't feel pressured to do these things. That's why people say that I look so calm and so serene”, says Rebeca to Jornal Nacional.
Rebeca Andrade, in fact, highlights that the psychologist played an important role in her achievement
“I'm there doing my job, just like any human being who has a job. We are there to do our part. I tried my best and I'm very happy that it worked, that I achieved the result and I'm very grateful to Aline, my psychologist who helped me with this achievement”, says the gymnast.
Marcos Braz is against psychologist at Flamengo
Rebeca Andrade's statements do not go against what the club thinks. Football vice-president, Marcos Braz, has already taken a stance against the possibility of a psychologist to deal with the professional squad. The leader, in 2022, highlighted that there are psychologists for the base.
“There is a fallacy that I have a problem with professional A or B. Even based on intelligence, I would not have a problem. We have psychologists in the under-20, 19 and 18. This is a very good question. An A or B player who is 17, 18, 19 or 20 years old and needs a psychologist when he comes up here. Which one is the best? What has always treated you at the base or a new one? As a psychologist, you need to have sympathy and trust. You tell and explain various situations”, begins Braz.
Braz also says that players can consult a psychologist, either from the lower categories, or privately, if they feel the need. But he runs away about hiring a professional for the cast.
“There is this here, but in a cowardly way they think it’s not right. We have this in the base division. We even have the under-20s. There are several players who are training professionally and if they feel the need for a professional in the field, they have one available”, he added.
Out since Mais Querido's rout of Vitória, the full-back underwent treatment on his calf and should reinforce Mengão in the knockout round debut.
05 Set 2025 | 23:21 |
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Left-back Alex Sandro is expected to return to action on September 18, when Flamengo faces Estudiantes, from Argentina, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, at Maracanã, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).
According to information from SBT Rio journalist Venê Casagrande, the player is being prepared by the medical department to be available for Filipe Luís. Besides him, the coach also has Ayrton Lucas and Matías Viña as options for the position.
In Flamengo 's 8-0 rout of Vitória, Alex Sandro had to be substituted in the 24th minute of the first half after experiencing pain in his left calf . Uruguayan Viña came on in his place and completed the match.
In an official statement, the club explained the situation: " Athlete Alex Sandro, substituted in the first half of the match against Vitória, underwent an MRI scan . The results revealed a muscle injury in his left calf. The player has already begun treatment under the supervision of Flamengo's medical department," the team reported.
The severity of the injury also forced Alex Sandro out of Carlo Ancelotti's squad for the Brazilian national team. In the full-back's absence, Brazil defeated Chile 3-0 and now prepares to face Bolivia at altitude in the next round.
After the Russian team paid the 25 million euro release clause, the midfielder left Mais Querido and has already played six games for the Russian club.
05 Set 2025 | 23:12 |
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Flamengo officially announced Gerson 's departure on July 4, 2025, after Zenit of Russia paid the player's release clause . Since then, some Flamengo fans have questioned whether the midfielder was satisfied with the move. Teammate Douglas Santos, full-back at the Russian club, assured that the "Joker" is happy with the new phase of his career.
" Zenit is a great club that welcomes foreign players very well. I've been there for six years, and they've been improving this every year. They're even learning Portuguese to welcome Brazilians. Gerson was definitely welcomed and is happy ," said Douglas Santos in an interview in the mixed zone.
Introduced shortly after the FIFA Club World Cup, Gerson has already played six matches wearing the number 9 jersey for Zenit. So far, he has yet to score or provide any assists. The midfielder has started four matches, totaling 341 minutes on the pitch.
Before his transfer, Gerson had spent more than two years in his second stint at Gávea. In total, he played 253 matches, scoring 19 goals and providing 34 assists. During his time there, he won major titles: a Libertadores, two Brazilian Championships, a Copa do Brasil, four Cariocas, three Brazilian Super Cups, and a Recopa Sudamericana.
Gerson 's departure was for a fee of €25 million (approximately R$160 million). The sum represented one of the largest transfers Mengão has received in recent years, but it didn't lessen the weight of the departure of one of the team's technical leaders.
Carlo Ancelotti called up the 18-year-old for the national team's training sessions in Teresópolis and the Mengão goalkeeper was praised by the world champion goalkeeper
05 Set 2025 | 19:02 |
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Coach Carlo Ancelotti has selected five athletes from the youth ranks of Rio de Janeiro clubs to participate in the Brazilian national team's training session in Teresópolis. Among those selected is Léo Nanneti, Flamengo's goalkeeper, who shone in the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup victory over Barcelona.
During a press conference, four-time world champion and current goalkeeping coach for the Brazilian national team, Taffarel , made a point of joking and praising the young Flamengo player. " I didn't like him. I didn't like him because in the first training session he asked me to put gloves on him (laughs) ," he said before concluding.
" You know those gloves that are really tight? You can put one on and you can't put the other on. He said, 'Professor, can you put the glove on with me?' I said, 'Get out of here now' (laughs). I'm a coach, I'm not a glove fitter," he said in a relaxed tone.
Tafarel then revealed his admiration for the youngster: " He's a really cool kid. I didn't even realize he was the goalkeeper in that final (of the U-20 World Cup). I was really happy he came here with us; he has great potential. I liked him, especially because he's an 18-year-old kid, but he already has a real professional attitude. I'm sure he'll bring a lot of joy to Flamengo," he concluded.
Léo Nanneti, who came through Flamengo 's youth ranks since the U-9s, is considered one of the club's brightest prospects. A key player in the U-20 World Cup final, the goalkeeper saved two penalty kicks against Barcelona , securing the title for Mengão.
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