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Without hiring reinforcements for the defense, Flamengo was named after Angolan defender Kialonda Gaspar, from Estrela da Amadora, in Portugal. According to journalist Venê Casagrande, from SBT Rio, the person who offered Gaspar to Mengão was Jorge Jesus' manager. Marcos Braz and Bruno Spindel have not yet decided whether they will open negotiations with the African.
“I know that this name was offered to Marcos Braz and Bruno Spindel when they were in Europe, in Portugal. He is a player for Estrela da Amadora, from Portugal, defender, he was offered by Jorge Jesus' manager. His name is Kialonda Gaspar, better known as Gaspar. He is Angolan and is 26 years old”, informed Venê, on his YouTube channel.
As said by the journalist, Gaspar was already in the sights of Portuguese giant Porto, but the conversations did not progress at the time. Therefore, Flamengo is aware that the transaction would not be cheap. The club continues to struggle to sign Léo Ortiz. P>
“he is one of the team's highlights. In fact, the person who sent this to me said: ‘Venê, Porto has already tried to sign Gaspar from Estrela da Amadora, but the values did not reach an agreement’. In other words, it really is a name offered for the Flamengo board. Whether there will be negotiations or not depends on a lot”, he concluded.
Kialonda Gaspar's contract with the Portuguese team will only end in June 2026. Captain of Estrela Amadora, his market value is assessed in 1 million euros, around R$5 million. It could be an amount used by Flamengo to try to convince its team to agree to the deal. However, the request from the Portuguese must be much greater.
The striker scored the winning goal for Mengão in the Libertadores against Deportivo Táchira and the competition's official profile highlighted the number 23's achievement
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Flamengo began its journey in the 2025 Libertadores with a 1-0 victory over Deportivo Táchira (VEN), away from home. The scorer of the opening goal was Juninho , who received a special tribute on the competition's social media.
Conmebol Libertadores, through X (formerly Twitter), celebrated the feat with the post: “ Juninho is a goal. It’s Flamengo for Eternal Glory !” The post also featured a video that highlighted the entire goal play, from the build-up to the striker’s accurate finish.
Juninho started the match on the bench , but came on in the second half and needed less than a minute to score . The goal came after an assist from Bruno Henrique, guaranteeing Mengão's first victory in the competition.
In addition to the three points, the result left Flamengo in the lead of Group C , as Central Córdoba (ARG) and LDU (EQU) drew 0-0 in the other match in the group. This was Filipe Luís's first game as Mengão's coach in the Libertadores. Despite the performance below expectations, the coach was pleased with the result, but assured that he wants to see more from the team .
Flamengo now faces Vitória , this Sunday (06), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Barradão, for the second round of the Brazilian Championship, when midfielder Gerson will return. For the Libertadores, Rubro-Negro returns to the field on Wednesday (09), against Central Córdoba, at Maracanã.
Wesley and Plata will also be evaluated and may join Coringa and the red-black group after their debut with a victory in the Libertadores
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Flamengo will have an important return for the second round of the Brazilian Championship , against Vitória on Sunday: Gerson has recovered from the contracture in his left thigh and will travel this Friday to Salvador , where he will join the red-black delegation that will go straight from Venezuela to the capital of Bahia, after debuting in the Libertadores on Thursday night (3) against Deportivo Táchira.
Wesley and Plata will also be assessed and may join Gerson on the flight to Salvador. The right-back and the forward were left out of the Libertadores debut due to greater muscle fatigue after the FIFA Date.
The Ecuadorian also had a case of pharyngitis and fever in recent days, but is now feeling better. The tendency is that at least one of them will also travel to the game against Vitória. However, for now, this is just speculation from the DM.
Pedro is also very close to returning, but it still shouldn't be this Sunday (6). The tendency is that Flamengo 's number 9, recovered from the serious injury to his left knee, will be related for the first time after seven months in the game against Central Córdoba, from Argentina, next week for the Libertadores, or against Juventude on the 16th, for the Brasileirão.
After a 1-1 draw with Inter in the first round at Maracanã, Flamengo is in eighth place in the Brasileirão with one point. Rubro-Negro faces Vitória, who are in last place without any points, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time) on Sunday at Barradão.
Midfielder is in Ceará and Argentine club is looking for signing for the continental competition; player was unable to stand out with the Sacred Mantle
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Central Córdoba , from Argentina , tried to sign midfielder Lucas Mugni , currently at Ceará . The club, which is in Flamengo 's group in the Libertadores , offered 300 thousand dollars (around R$ 1.7 million) for the player, but had the offer rejected. The information was released by journalist Jorge Nicola , who also revealed the interest of Fortaleza and Grêmio in the athlete.
With a contract until the end of 2025, Mugni can sign a pre-contract starting in July of this year. The Argentine midfielder was elected the best player in the Campeonato Cearense , a competition that Ceará won. In the tournament, Mugni played seven games, scored two goals and provided four assists.
Lucas Mugni arrived at Flamengo in 2014, coming from Colón-ARG , as a bet for the midfield. The Argentine wore the number 10 shirt , but never managed to establish himself as a starter. After being loaned to Newell's Old Boys-ARG , he returned to Rubro-Negro before terminating his contract in 2017, receiving around R$1 million in installments for the termination.
For Flamengo, he played 51 matches and scored five goals. Since then, Mugni has had spells at clubs such as Rayo Majadahonda-ESP , Everton-CHI , Lanús-ARG and Oriente Petrolero-BOL . In Brazil, he played for Sport, defended Bahia for three seasons, and arrived at Ceará in 2024.
The Argentine club is Mengão's next match in the Copa Libertadores. Flamengo will host Central Córdoba next Wednesday (9), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time). Before that, however, Mais Querido will face Vitória in the second round of the Brazilian Championship this Sunday (6), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time).