Rubro-negro entered the field with a well-patched team, due to injuries and suspensions
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Flamengo visited Botafogo this Sunday night for the Brazilian Championship. The team led by Tite, who came to the field all "patched up", due to injuries and suspensions, had the objective of winning to overtake their rival and defeat the then leader, Fortaleza. However, against a complete Botafogo and playing at home, the red and black team were defeated by a score of 4-1 and may have even lost midfielder Arrascaeta for the Libertadores game against Bolívar, who left in pain in the first half.
Summary
With their maximum strength, Botafogo started the game with everything and opened the scoring after just two minutes, with Mateo Ponte on the aerial ball. And he continued to press and pose danger from submissions from Marlon Freitas and Gregore. Flamengo, in addition to starting the game behind the scoreboard, also lost Arrascaeta injured two minutes later. But Rubro-Negro, even badly, found the draw in a ball from Léo Ortiz to Bruno Henrique, who touched John's exit at 23. And then the team started to get into the game: Ayrton Lucas almost scored the second with a bomb in the net from the outside, and Carlinhos missed a great chance in the area with a shot over the crossbar. Alvinegro, who even had a goal disallowed by Igor Jesus due to Gregore's offside.
The second stage started similar to the first, including having an early goal. That's because at 8 minutes, Botafogo was back in front. Mateo Ponte finds Almada free on the left, he invades the area and hits. The ball deflects off Ortiz, David Luiz, Fabrício Bruno and it's clear for Igor Jesus to shoot in the middle of the confusion: 2 to 1 Botafogo!
Afterwards, in the 20th minute, Botafogo had the chance to increase the scoreboard. After a penalty committed by Ayrton Lucas, Almada takes a bad shot, Rossi hits the corner and takes it. On the rebound, Savarino shoots out. With that, Flamengo gained momentum and went up trying to score a draw, even without much quality, but with a lot of desire. However, it was Botafogo who scored again in the 38th minute.
Savarino receives a ball from Tchê Tchê on the right, crosses and finds Matheus Martins completely free. He just hits the net, and Botafogo kills the game: 3 to 1! In this sense, the black and white team still had time to do one more, also with Matheus Martins and finish the terrible red-black match by 4x1.
And now?Striker awaits end of contract and red-black election to understand possible paths
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In the relationship between Gabigol and coach Tite at Flamengo, only the field is capable of speaking. Between the striker and coach, there is practically no dialogue, and the cold and silent war dictates that only one of them should remain at the club for the season in 2025.
No atmosphere with the coaching staff and also with the squad , Gabriel Barbosa has been convinced to change and airs, but even the clubs that expressed interest in the first half of the year backed away. With a contract at Flamengo until the end of December, Gabigol had offers from Palmeiras, Corinthians and Santos, was mentioned at Grêmio, but did not want to sign a pre-contract with any team.
The expectation was to try to turn things around on top in the second half, otherwise he would end his time at Flamengo like the idol he became, without any fuss.
Tite's arrival last year changed the entire perspective of the striker, who was already in a bad phase previously, and lost his place once and for all to Pedro with the presence of the new coach. With the center forward's recent injury, Tite kept Gabigol at the end of the line, under the argument that Carlinhos and Bruno Henrique perform better in the scheme with a reference man .
Without understanding the criteria, Gabi maintains her dedication to the basic level of professionalism in training, as it is not part of the coach's or the club's plans for a possible renewal. With the chances of a comeback practically buried, the two possible paths are to wait for the election in Flamengo to find out if Tite will remain with the next president; or wait for the end of the contract to freely listen to proposals again. Palmeiras and Santos have not yet given up on the idea, and Bahia appears as an option, as it has good investment capacity.
The offer made is 90% of the club
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Retired from the field since 2017, former midfielder Zé Roberto, who had a spell at Flamengoin the 90s, it is looking to buy 90% of SAF from São Bento, a club in São Paulo. According to GE, a meeting scheduled for this Wednesday night (18) could decree the sale of the Sorocaba team to the company Flash Forward, which belongs to the former player.
Zé Roberto is the main name of the company. However, the group also has partners such as former athlete Fransérgio and businessman Tiago Ribeiro (former CEO of Estoril). In addition to Flamengo, Zé played in Brazilian football with the shirts of Palmeiras, Santos and Grêmio. In Europe, the former athlete defended giants such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
The offer is R$130 million, which would be paid in installments. This amount would be invested on a specific basis in the football team and the club’s structure. The project is to take São Bento to the elite of São Paulo football and Brazilian Series B in up to six seasons.
Revelation from Portuguesa-SP, Zé Roberto stood out at Lusa and caught the attention of Real Madrid in 1997. However, the player had difficulty fitting into the Spanish club and was loaned to Flamengo in 1998.
At Flamengo, Zé Roberto was a starter in the Campeonato Carioca competition, entered the field 23 times and aroused the interest of Bayer Leverkusen , leaving Gávea in the same season. As an athlete, the former midfielder also played in the 2006 World Cup for the Brazilian team.
Coach once again criticized the calendar and other factors for Flamengo's defeat to Botafogo
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Last Sunday, Flamengo was beaten by Botafogo, at the Nílton Santos stadium. At the press conference, Tite once again cited the Brazilian football calendar as one of the possible reasons for the red-black failure for the rival. In this sense, UOL journalist, Rodrigo Mattos, believes that Flamengo's coach owed some explanations regarding the team's performance.
The columnist participated, alongside journalist Bruno Braz, in Flamengo's live and highlighted:
"[The calendar] It's a factor, but he stuck to explaining the game by just one factor. He didn't explain the factors that were his fault, which is the case of the changes he did at the end of the break and that, tactically, made the game easier for Botafogo", said Mattos.
"He thought of something to keep scoring, having more people in the area. What happened. It's just that Botafogo arrived from the edge, played the ball underneath and not over the top. There's no point in having a bunch of defenders boxed in if the other team has a lot of space on the edges to cross for a shot. 19 shots on goal from Botafogo, nine of which went towards the goal. Rossi caught a lot of balls, penalties. So, I think he had to explain his mistakes as well", he added.
"At the time he was coach of the national team, he didn't say anything about the calendar, right? He's right in his criticisms, but that wasn't the only factor. There were other factors and his responsibilities. I think he doesn't talk much about these things. It's not exclusive to Tite. Every Brazilian coach doesn't like to talk about weaknesses and talks about other things that, sometimes, are right, as is the case with this calendar, but in general it diverts the focus from what their mistakes are."
Bruno Braz recalled the absences, but believes that Alvinegro's elastic score was influenced by the coach's choices. The journalist cited the change in midfield that made Artur Jorge's team gain even more ground in the classic.
"I think the goal itself was largely down to Tite, the changes he made. From the changes he made, especially in midfield. He lost midfield to Botafogo. Okay, there were several important absences, and that counted, but I think the score was on Tite's account", declared Bruno Braz.
Rodrigo Mattos indicated what may have been an error in evaluation by the technical committee and management. "It's a strategic choice. Back then, he chose to play all the starters in the Copa do Brasil against Palmeiras, and harm the performance in the Brazilian Championship, which was the most important competition. You compete hard in those games back there, it's going to blow up here."
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