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10 Out 2023 | 06:47 |
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Tite is Flamengo's newest coach, as the club announced on Monday night (09). The expectation is that the coach will go to Ninho do Urubu this Tuesday (10) to lead his first training session, starting at 4 pm (Brasília time). And he won't be the only newcomer in CT! This is because the former coach of the Brazilian team brought with him five professionals from the technical area of football. Some even accompanied him at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. In total, there are three assistants, a physical trainer and an analyst: Matheus Bachi: Assistant
Tite's eldest son, the professional was fundamental for the coach's arrival at Flamengo this season, since his initial plan was to talk to Brazilian clubs from 2024 onwards. At 34 years old, Matheus has been following his father since 2015, when they were still at Corinthians.
In the Brazilian team, the young man started working in the analysis area, but then began to appear more frequently on the sidelines, giving guidance to the players.
Matheus has a CBF Pro license and has already said he wants to have his own career as a coach in the future. It is interesting to analyze that, while they were in the Brazilian team, the head coach was often accused of nepotism.
César Sampaio: Assistant
Former player of the Brazilian National Team, César was runner-up with the 'hopscotch' in the 1998 World Cup. The club in which he had the most prominence was Palmeiras, where they won a Libertadores and two Brazilians. Furthermore, he played for other greats, such as São Paulo and La Coruña (ESP).
Sampaio began working with Tite in the final stretch of preparation for the 2022 World Cup. The former athlete has a Pro license granted by the CBF Academy. In fact, it was on the course that the two met.
Cleber Xavier: Assistant
Cleber arrived at the Tite team before everyone else. He and the coach have worked together since 2001, when they won the Copa do Brasil with Grêmio. Since then, there have been 13 more titles in more than 20 years together.
His experience as a technical committee employee goes beyond the activities carried out with the coach. He went through the youth categories of Internacional and Grêmio itself. He has a degree in Physical Education since 1994, in the city of Porto Alegre.
Fábio Mahseredjian: Physical Trainer
A professional in his specialization since the 80s, Fábio played for Flamengo before Tite, in 2003, and even reached the Brazilian team before him. He took up his role as physical trainer for the Brazil team shortly before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Lucas Oliveira: Market Analyst
Ex-Palmeiras, the analyst is the new 'hotshot' on Tite's team. Lucas left Verdão with the intention of joining the coach's committee at Flamengo, having been on Abel Ferreira's team since 2020, with the role of observing potential signings.
However, he has known the coach since the last World Cup, when he worked as a technical observer. Furthermore, he has played for Grêmio, Athletico-PR and Ludogorets (Belgium) and played for Brazilian youth teams.
Mengão reached an agreement with Dynamo Moscow to sign the midfielder, but the Russian club did not send a document authorizing the official announcement.
02 Ago 2025 | 10:00 |
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Although he was the first signing by Flamengo in this transfer window, midfielder Jorge Carrascal was the last to show up in Rio de Janeiro . According to the 'GE' portal, the last document signed by the Russian club arrived at Flamengo late in the afternoon of this Friday (1st). With that, the official announcement of the player will be made in the coming days, after the conclusion of pending procedures with Atlético-MG.
The reason for the delay was that Dynamo Moscow, his former club, took too long to complete the necessary paperwork for the transfer . The Russian team only released the Colombian after signing Rubens from Atlético-MG as a replacement.
At Dynamo's request, Flamengo will participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for Rubens' acquisition. Thus, a significant portion of the €12 million (R$77 million) invested by Carrascal will go to the Minas Gerais club.
Despite being in Rio since Wednesday, Carrascal has not yet been regularized with the CBF, which prevents him from playing in the next matches — against Ceará, this Sunday (3), for the Brasileirão, and against Atlético-MG, Wednesday (7), for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The registration deadlines for both matches have already expired.
The Colombian's debut is scheduled for August 9th against Mirassol at Maracanã, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship . Having been training regularly and playing for Dinamo, Carrascal is expected to be available to Filipe Luís as soon as he is officially confirmed. He has already passed the medical exams but will only be able to train with the club after being registered.
Alvinegro still owed Mengão for the signing of Matheuzinho, but managed to deposit a huge amount to close the matter.
02 Ago 2025 | 09:00 |
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Flamengo received, this Friday (1st), another millionaire amount related to the sale of right-back Matheuzinho. Corinthians paid around R$ 14 million to Rubro-Negro , paying off the remaining amount of the negotiation made in February of this year.
At the time, the Rio de Janeiro club sold the player for R$21.48 million, but Corinthians delayed the third installment of the agreement. As a result, Flamengo demanded immediate payment of the entire outstanding amount . The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.
To facilitate the payment, Corinthians signed an agreement with Brax, the company responsible for marketing advertising signs for both clubs. The company acted as guarantor for the deal and transferred the funds to Flamengo .
By August, Corinthians had already paid R$8 million directly to the Rio de Janeiro club. It then transferred R$7.58 million to Brax , which topped up the amount with another R$6 million , fully settling the debt with the club.
While the board celebrates receiving the amount, Flamengo remains focused on the field. The team led by Filipe Luís returns to play this Sunday (3), against Ceará, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, on pay-per-view.
During the press conference to present Samuel Lino, the football director was direct when speaking to Mengão fans about the signings
02 Ago 2025 | 08:21 |
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Flamengo has already made four signings official this transfer window , but the delay in negotiations has drawn criticism from some fans . During striker Samuel Lino's presentation, football director José Boto spoke out on the matter and apologized to the Flamengo Nation.
“Sometimes things take a little longer than the fans want, and I apologize to the fans, but we ( Flamengo 's board) have fixed ideas, and as long as it's possible to have the players we want , we'll go after it,” explained Boto.
Brazilian football's second transfer window opened on July 10th, and Flamengo began the period cautiously, monitoring the market and evaluating options. As the weeks progressed, the board accelerated negotiations and secured four key signings : Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.
Despite the names already confirmed, Flamengo remains attentive to the market. The club is in ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina, Italy, to sign striker Lucas Beltrán . Flamengo has already agreed on a fee with the Italian club, but still needs to convince the Argentine player to return to South America.
While the board works behind the scenes, the squad led by Filipe Luís focuses on the challenges on the field. Flamengo's next match is this Sunday (3), against Ceará , at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship.
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