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28 Nov 2024 | 11:27 |
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The drop in offensive performance is evident when comparing the average goals in 2024 with previous years. The peak was reached in 2021, with an average of 2.08 goals per match. Since then, the number has been progressively decreasing. Check out the evolution:
2024: 106 goals in 70 games – 1.51 average
2023: 119 goals in 74 games – 1.61
2022: 144 goals in 79 games – 1.82
2021: 156 goals in 75 games – 2.08
2020: 131 goals in 70 games – 1.87
2019: 150 goals in 74 games – 2.03
2018: 94 goals in 67 games – 1.40< /p>
The data reveals that 2024 could mark the worst offensive performance since 2018, when Flamengo had an average of 1.40 goals per match, before the period of the club's greatest success. One of the most relevant factors for this drop in performance is the prolonged absence of key players in the attack. Pedro, Everton Cebolinha and Luiz Araújo, considered fundamental players, suffered serious injuries throughout the season.
The injuries impacted not only the individual performance, but also the team's offensive chemistry. The scenario is worsened by the fact that Pedro and Everton Cebolinha are only scheduled to return to the pitch in the second quarter of 2025, leaving significant gaps in the squad.
SEASON 2025 BEING TARGETED
The 2024 season highlights the need for strategic planning for 2025. Flamengo should reevaluate its squad and adopt measures to avoid the recurrence of problems, such as frequent injuries. Furthermore, it will be essential to look for reinforcements who maintain the offensive standard that has made the club a reference in recent years.
The fans, although satisfied With the Copa do Brasil title, he hopes that 2025 will be a year of more achievements and a return to regularity in the most important competitions. With players like Pedro and Everton Cebolinha back and possible signings, Flamengo has the potential to regain its strength.
LESSONS AND LEARNINGS IN 2024
The year of 2024 will be marked as a season of ups and downs for Flamengo. While the Copa do Brasil title brought reasons to celebrate, the offensive numbers and early eliminations in the main competitions raised questions. With three games remaining, Flamengo has the chance to end the year with performances worthy of its tradition, but it must now focus on planning for 2025. The expectation is that the team will be able to reverse the situation and return to the path of glory, with an attack more efficient and achievements that reinforce its hegemony in Brazilian and South American football.
Mengão takes victory to the return game against the Argentines that takes place on the 25th, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium
18 Set 2025 | 23:24 |
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Flamengo defeated Argentina's Estudiantes 2-1 at the Maracanã Stadium . The red-and-black team decided the match in the first half with goals from Pedro and Varela. Mengão gave Estudiantes no time to breathe in Rio de Janeiro with a lightning goal.
Just 15 seconds in, Pedro capitalized on a pass from Plata, turned on his marker, and fired a left-footed shot to open the scoring. The quick goal undermined Argentina's strategy and galvanized the Rio de Janeiro team, who continued to press. A few minutes later, Ayrton Lucas crossed from the left and Varela hit a beautiful volley into Muslera's corner, extending the red-and-blacks' lead in the first half.
Even with a two-goal lead, Flamengo maintained control and nearly made it three with Pedro, whose shot was spectacularly saved by the Uruguayan goalkeeper. Estudiantes , for their part, barely threatened Rossi's goal and only managed to partially level the score in the final minutes of the first half . The feeling at Maracanã was that the 2-0 scoreline was a cheap one for the visitors.
In the second half, the pace dropped. Coach Eduardo Domínguez made substitutions, trying to give the Argentine team more momentum, but he ran into the red-and-black defense. The match was not without its tense moments, with cards for Saúl, Samuel Lino, and Alexis Castro, and Plata's sending-off after a second yellow card in a dispute with Facundo Rodríguez . At the end of the second half, Estudiantes scored in the 46th minute to leave the match open in Argentina.
With the 2-1 victory, Flamengo takes the lead in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The return leg is scheduled for the 25th, at 9:30 pm, at the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, in Argentina. Before that, the team led by Tite faces Vasco next Sunday (21), for the Brazilian Championship, again at Maracanã.
Striker scores after 14 seconds against Estudiantes, surpassing the records of former players and consolidating himself as one of the club's top scorers
18 Set 2025 | 22:53 |
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Forward Pedro needed just 14 seconds to open the scoring for Flamengo against Estudiantes in a Copa Libertadores quarterfinal match. The lightning strike became the Rubro-Negro's fastest goal in the competition's history , surpassing Gerson's record and also surpassing Lucas Paquetá's historic mark, which held the club's fastest goal in an official match.
Until then, Flamengo 's fastest goal in the Libertadores was Gerson's, who had scored after 56 seconds against Bolívar, in 2024. Even so, in the current edition of the tournament, Pedro's goal was the second fastest overall , behind only Artur's goal, from Botafogo, which shook the net against LDU after 13 seconds in the round of 16.
293 games
148 goals
35 assists
According to an investigation by Gazeta do Urubu, the club's board intends to renew the contracts of Filipe Luís and Arrascaeta in 2025. Pedro and goalkeeper Rossi are expected to have their contracts extended next season. Internally, there's no sign of the striker's dissatisfaction with the club.
After beating Estudiantes at Maracanã this Thursday (18), Mengão faces Vasco next Sunday (21), for the Brazilian Championship. The match takes place again at the Rio de Janeiro team's stadium.
The striker opens the scoring against Estudiantes at a packed Maracanã stadium, reaching his 150th goal in the red and black jersey and consolidating an important milestone in the Libertadores Cup
18 Set 2025 | 22:37 |
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Flamengo won an important chapter this Wednesday (18), in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores . After just 15 seconds, Pedro scored against Estudiantes at a packed Maracanã, opening the scoring for the Rio de Janeiro team. The goal not only guaranteed an initial advantage in the duel but also marked the striker's 150th goal with the red-black shirt , equaling Bebeto in eighth place among the greatest scorers in the club's history.
The goal against Argentina also represented Pedro's 26th for Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores, a figure that puts him behind only Gabigol, with 30 goals, in the club's all-time rankings in the tournament . Furthermore, the number 9 became the third-highest Brazilian scorer in the continental competition.
According to information obtained by Gazeta do Urubu, the club's management intends to renew the contracts of Filipe Luís and Arrascaeta in 2025. Pedro and goalkeeper Rossi are expected to have their contracts extended next season . Internally, there is no dissatisfaction surrounding the number 9.
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