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Filipe Luís took over as Flamengo's interim coach after Tite's dismissal, made official this Monday (30). The red-and-black idol, who was in his first year as a coach leading the club's under-20s, becomes the third interim in Rodolfo Landim's management since Jorge Jesus' departure. Before him, Maurício Souza and Mário Jorge took over the main team on a provisional basis. Below, the history of both.

Like Filipe, the interims who took charge of the professional team were also base coaches. With the frequent change of coaches at Flamengo, which is already in its ninth coach since the departure of Jorge Jesus, the commanders of the youth categories need to always be ready to be called upon. Those who held the position temporarily in recent years managed to maintain a good performance.

Maurício Souza, known as Mauricinho, was the first interim member of the post-Jorge Jesus era. He was announced after Domenec Torrent's dismissal in 2020, but did not manage the team, as Rogério Ceni was hired shortly afterwards. However, Mauricinho had the opportunity to lead Flamengo in 2021, after Ceni's departure, achieving important victories over Ceará and Chapecoense. He was also called up at the end of the Brasileirão for the last four games, achieving one victory, one draw and two defeats.

In an interim period, Maurício led the team while Rogério Ceni recovered from Covid-19 , adding three victories in that period. His numbers as interim coach were:

9 games

6 wins

1 draw

2 losses

70.3% success rate

11 goals scored

6 goals conceded

Mário Jorge, multiple champion at Flamengo's academy, was called up twice in 2023 to take over the main team. After Vitor Pereira's dismissal, he led Flamengo in two matches, with a defeat in the Copa do Brasil against Maringá and a victory in the Brasileirão against Coritiba. In a second moment, after Sampaoli's departure and before Tite's arrival, Mário Jorge led the team in the victory over Bahia and in the draw against Corinthians, both in the Brasileirão.

His interim numbers were :

4 games

2 wins

1 draw

1 loss

58.3% success rate

5 goals scored

3 goals conceded

Now, Filipe Luís will have the opportunity to lead Flamengo in a decisive phase, with the semi-final of the Copa do Brasil against Corinthians ahead.

Monday (30) began with the announcement of the dismissal of coach Tite from Flamengo, news expected after the elimination in the Libertadores and the team's poor performance, which generated increasing pressure among fans. The relationship with the fans is one of the aspects that made Zico, the greatest idol in red and black history, believe that the coach's departure was the most logical decision.

Zico held the 15th edition of Café com Zico in this Monday, at Bar do Zico, at Recreio dos Bandeirantes, an event where fans have the opportunity to spend the morning with their idol and ask questions. One of the questions was about Tite's dismissal. Despite praising the coach and regretting his departure, the eternal Shirt 10 recognized that the decision was correct.

“I think today it is easy to say that it should have been. The weather is no longer cool. Working in a place where people antagonize you and say a lot of things is not good for anyone. I'm sorry that happened, because I really liked him, I think he's a good coach. But perhaps he didn't adapt to Flamengo's style”, said Zico.

Although Zico recognized the unsatisfactory football presented by the team, he highlighted that Flamengo still remained alive in competitions. However, the fall in the Libertadores was a determining factor in the change, especially due to the defeat at home, which he compared to the elimination in 1982.

“Flamengo beat Carioca, they are in the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil , he has a small chance at the Brazilian Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Of course, the Maracanã defeat was decisive. He missed goals, more at Maracanã than there. It was the same thing that happened to us in 82. We massacred, in front of the goal every time, but we conceded a missing goal that didn't exist and we were eliminated”, said Galinho de Quintino in a video released by Essência Rubro-Negra.

Criticism of the Overvaluation of the Cast

Zico also criticized the overvaluation of the red and black cast, which he believes to be an exaggerated view, especially on the part of the board, who invests heavily in players who, in the idol’s opinion, are “common.” He was emphatic in stating that he does not share the idea that the squad is the best in South America.

“Flamengo, in my opinion, hired the wrong team. Many players. You're spending money on normal players. Are they good? Yes, but the price had to be great. They are not. They overvalued Flamengo's squad too much, they made the fans believe that it was the best team in South America. It's not! That's the problem. The fans think they will always win 3 or 4, but those of us who play ball know that the story is different”, added Gávea's eternal number 10.

New information has emerged about the legal impasse involving Caixa Econômica Federal and the Gasologista land, located in the Port Zone of Rio de Janeiro, where Flamengo's future stadium is planned. The state bank demands compensation of R$1.08 billion to free up the area for the club.
DEMANDS FROM CAIXA ECONÔMICA FEDERAL

According to the website Exame, Caixa is charging R$240 million for land ownership and R$840 million for air rights for the work, which would allow for an expansion of the construction potential of the stadium project. Only with the payment of this amount would the bank be willing to provide the site for construction.

In 2024, the City of Rio de Janeiro, led by Mayor Eduardo Paes, expropriated the Gasometer land. Mais Querido then acquired the area at an auction for R$146 million. However, Caixa Econômica challenged the transaction in court, triggering a long legal battle that has not yet been resolved.

To try to resolve the conflict, Flamengo, City Hall and Caixa are looking for an agreement that could put an end to the legal disputes. A deadline of mid-November this year was set for the parties to reach a consensus and make progress on the stadium project possible.