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01 Jun 2025 | 20:23 |
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Flamengo took to the field late Sunday afternoon . The match was against Fortaleza , in a game valid for the eleventh round of the Brazilian Championship. In this sense, with a very good and dominant game, Filipe Luís's team won 5-0 and, thanks to Palmeiras' stumble, will travel to the Club World Cup as leader of the Brazilian Championship.
Flamengo was superior in a timid first half. In its own way, Filipe Luís' team started the game by controlling possession and studying Fortaleza's tight defense. Arrascaeta had the first chance of the game, after a play started by Ortiz, but he misjudged his dribble past goalkeeper João Ricardo. Bruno Henrique even managed to create danger with a long-range shot, which was again stopped by the goalkeeper. Vojvoda's team gave up possession of the ball, waiting for the counterattack. The slowness of the forwards , however, left life easy for the red-and-black defense . At 30 minutes, Léo Ortiz once again passed a pass from the defense and Arrascaeta entered the area, this time to score . A minute later, it was Gerson's turn to leave Luiz Araújo facing João Ricardo, and the forward shot wide. Leão was forced to attack and look for the goal, and began to trouble Flamengo's defense a little more. The best chance came from a free kick by Pochettino, which Rossi struggled to save.
If the first half was lively, the same can be said of the second. However, Flamengo decided the game in just 10 minutes. That's because in the 2nd minute, Evertton Araújo scored the second goal for Flamengo , and in the 10th minute, Luíz Araújo scored the third, throwing cold water on any chance Fortaleza had of trying to react in the match. After the third goal, Fortaleza had no choice but to avoid a rout at Maracanã. However, the team from the capital of Ceará was unable to contain Flamengo's "hunger" for goals and the feared rout happened.
At 22 minutes, Michael scored the fourth and at 28 minutes, Luis Araújo once again scored the fifth red-black goal at the Maracanã. After the fifth goal, Fortaleza had no choice but to prevent a bigger goal, but Fla took their foot off the gas and waited for the referee to end the match.
With the rout and Palmeiras' defeat to Cruzeiro, Flamengo is the new leader of the Brazilian Championship . However, now, the red-and-black squad turns its attention to the FIFA Club World Cup. This is because the team will travel to the USA, where on the 16th, it will face Esperance, from Tunisia, in the first round of Group D, which also has Chelsea, from England, and Los Angeles FC, from the United States.
Mengão opened the scoring in the first half, but could not withstand the pressure from Vozão and left Castelão with just one point, despite remaining at the top.
03 Ago 2025 | 20:30 |
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Flamengo drew 1-1 with Ceará on Sunday night (3). With the result at Castelão, Mengão remains in first place in the Brasileirão. The match marked another game where the Mais Querido's low effectiveness in building plays cost the final result dearly.
In the first half, Flamengo dominated. Mengão completely dominated possession and had more shots, despite goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira's lack of work, making only one save on a shot from Gonzalo Plata. Late in the first half, Plata found Arrascaeta in the box, who scored the red-and-black goal .
Despite maintaining high possession, Flamengo couldn't find the same effectiveness as in the first half, and Ceará began to find more space to play after Arrascaeta's departure. On a corner kick taken by Lucas Mugni, Rossi came out of goal but hesitated, and Pedro Raul headed the ball into the back of the net, tying the score.
With the result, Flamengo remains in first place with 37 points , but with the same number of points as Cruzeiro, with an advantage in goal difference (24 to 19). Mengão, however, still has one game less than the Minas Gerais team.
Flamengo now prepares for the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16 against Atlético-MG . Flamengo lost the first leg 1-0 at Maracanã and needs to win by at least two goals to secure qualification. If Flamengo wins by one goal, the match will go to penalties.
Former Flamengo president believes in a restructuring of the club due to its large fundraising capacity, but a move is necessary.
03 Ago 2025 | 19:30 |
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In the midst of one of its worst institutional and financial crises , Corinthians heard a direct message from one of the names behind Flamengo's recent success. Former Flamengo president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello stated that the São Paulo club needs, above all, "shame on its face" to begin a recovery process .
The statement was made during an interview with the Benja Me Mucho channel, one day after the president of the Corinthians Deliberative Council, Romeu Tuma Júnior, declared that the club “wants to be like Flamengo”, which generated a lot of criticism from Corinthians fans .
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, ex-Flamengo, on Corinthians: "It's a matter of shame on your face"
As president during the beginning of the restructuring that transformed Flamengo into a sporting and financial powerhouse, Bandeira was blunt when commenting on the Corinthians situation: "It's much more a question of attitude, posture, and shame. What you need to do at Corinthians, what we did at Flamengo, can be learned in Financial Administration . There's nothing fancy about it," he said.
According to Bandeira, the key to a turnaround lies in adopting basic management principles—something he believes Parque São Jorge currently lacks. For the former director, the pillars of reconstruction are simple: posture, responsibility, and credibility: " If you have these pillars, people believe . And trust is the starting point for any recovery," he added.
Bandeira also highlighted that the black and white team and Mengão share an asset that could be decisive in the rebuilding process: the strength of their fans. " For those with 30 million fans, nothing is impossible . The greatest asset of Flamengo, Corinthians, Vasco, Palmeiras... is their fans," he stated.
Bandeira de Mello's statements gain even more weight given the contrast between the two clubs. Corinthians currently has a debt exceeding R$2 billion and is experiencing an internal political crisis . Flamengo, on the other hand, projects revenues close to that amount in 2025, the result of a management that, according to the former president, began with tough—but fundamental—decisions.
Mengão's creation was unable to achieve the expected sequence in Colorado and may be leaving after just over 7 months at the club.
03 Ago 2025 | 18:35 |
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As Flamengo and Internacional prepare for their Copa Libertadores Round of 16 clash, a market movement is connecting the two clubs. Colorado has agreed to loan left-back Ramon to Vitória , with a contract valid until the end of the Brazilian Championship .
A Flamengo youth product, the player will be loaned with a purchase option set at €1.5 million (approximately R$9.6 million) for 50% of the economic rights. This information comes from journalist Venê Casagrande. The official announcement is subject to bureaucratic adjustments.
Signed by Inter in January of this year from Olympiacos-GRE, Ramon has a contract until the end of 2027. However, he was unable to establish himself at Beira-Rio: he only played 12 games, the last one being on June 12, in the defeat to Atlético-MG .
Since then, he's lost his place under coach Roger Machado, who even improvised with defender Victor Gabriel at left back . The move to Vitória represents a chance to regain rhythm and confidence. The Bahia club, in turn, needed reinforcement at that position after the injury of full-back Jamerson.
Flamengo and Internacional will face each other for a spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores . The first leg takes place on August 13th at the Maracanã, while the return leg is scheduled for August 20th at the Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre.
Ramon was part of a successful generation in Flamengo's youth academy . He won the Copinha in 2018, alongside Hugo Souza, Hugo Moura, Pepê, Lucas Silva, and Yuri César. He also won the U-17 Copa do Brasil, the Brasileirão, and the U-20 Super Cup.
For the professional team, he played 39 matches and participated in the 2020 Brazilian title campaign , in addition to winning the three-time Rio de Janeiro championship (2019, 2020 and 2021). Before going to Europe, he was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino.
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