NOVA IGUAÇU COACH REMEMBERS THE FINAL AGAINST FLAMENGO AND GETS EXCITED WHEN TALKING ABOUT TITE

Flamengo will now only return to the field next Wednesday (22), to face Amazonas in the Copa do Brazil, and the following week, seeks to secure a place in the round of 16 with a victory over Millonarios at home. The Rio club, aiming to remain competitive in the main competitions of the year, is already moving behind the scenes in the football market.

The red-black board began searching for new talents, aiming for the next window. The scouting department contacted left-back Gabriel Fuentes, from Junior de Barranquilla, amid inquiries received by Ayrton Lucas. However, possible negotiations will only occur if the latter leaves.

In addition, Flamengo seeks reinforcements on the right flank, with Wesley being instructed to look for a new team. The club wants an experienced and defensively solid player to compete with Varela. Gonzalo Montiel, world champion with Argentina, is the main target, despite competition from European clubs and River Plate's interest in repatriating him.

Another position in which Flamengo is looking for reinforcements is that of box-to-box midfielder, to alternate with De La Cruz. The names of Evander, from Portland Timbers, and André Franco, from Porto, are on the table. Negotiations for Evander already took place in January, but came up against the values ​​requested by the American club. Marcos Braz intends to resume them soon.

On the eve of the elections, president Rodolfo Landim is aware of the importance of a good performance by Flamengo this year to consolidate his successor. Therefore, the club will spare no effort to strengthen its squad. The information is from the O DIA website.

Flamengo took an important step towards the round of 16 of the Libertadores 2024 by beating Bolívar 4-0. Now, just a victory over Millonarios is enough to guarantee classification. The game also marked Flamengo's 15th consecutive victory at home in the Libertadores, extending their unbeaten run to 26 games.

Flamengo's last defeat at home in the Libertadores was in 2019, under the command of Abel Braga. Since then, there have been 23 wins and only 3 draws, with impressive averages of goals scored and conceded per game. The performance at home places Flamengo among the Brazilian clubs with the third longest unbeaten run in the Libertadores.

If they maintain their unbeaten record against Millonarios, Flamengo will achieve the seventh longest undefeated streak at home in the history of the competition. The overall Libertadores record is held by Boca Juniors, with 37 games unbeaten between 1996 and 1991. Success at home has been an important asset in Flamengo's quest for the continental title.

TITE EXCITES ARRASCAETA'S RETURN, BUT REGRETS SEQUENCE OF INJURIES AT FLAMENGO

On Wednesday night (15), Flamengo demonstrated its superiority on the field to beat Bolívar (BOL) 4-0, in a match valid for the fifth round of the Copa Libertadores group stage. The game, held at Maracanã, was marked not only by the impressive victory of the red and black team, but also by coach Tite's concerns about the injuries that have been plaguing the squad.

After the game, Tite lamented the sequence of injuries that has affected Flamengo, highlighting the absence of important players such as Arrascaeta, Cebolinha and Bruno Henrique. "We were without Arrascaeta, who returned today (Wednesday, 15th). We were without Cebolinha, now without Bruno Henrique. Gabi, Erick (Pulgar), we got Allan back. It's important to leave the athletes in the best condition" , declared the red-and-black coach.

The Flamengo signed its fourth reinforcement for the season: striker Carlinhos, from Nova Iguaçu. The player stood out for the Baixada Fluminense team in Carioca and can reach a much higher level. Thus, Carlos Victor, coach of "Laranjão", said that Mais Querido's new number 22 will become part of the team.

“I spoke to him. I said, ‘you didn’t come here to stay here’. Carlinhos' ability, outstanding quality, Carlinhos has the ability, wall, finishing, it's easy to find. Imagine Carlinhos today, at this level, a completely different shelf from ours, with the capacity of those athletes there. I have no doubt that Carlinhos will explode”, he says.

“Just look at what he did in this competition. Coolness, calm. The great difference between great players is making the right decisions at the right times to define the game. He was patient. Against Botafogo, against Boavista. The time he worked with us, we could see his technical capacity”, he adds.

Carlos Victor demonstrated that he did not felt very sorry for Carlinhos' departure and is happy for the player's success. The coach reveals what he did when he found out about the striker's transfer.

“At that moment, I had left the hotel and they were at supper. I went there for supper, everyone had already left, but I had already seen the phone number in the press. I said, it's over, boy. They will take the center forward. Carlinhos was sitting there and he said, 'I actually received a call. The calm, mild, serene guy. We started chatting, more of our own stuff there. ‘Calm down, Carlinhos? Calm down, professor’. Football doesn't give you much time to smile a lot or cry a lot. Let's move on”,

Carlinhos was officially presented by Mais Querido last Friday (12). Thus, the new number 22 has already debuted with the Sacred Mantle, in a match against Atlético-GO last Sunday (14), in the first round of the Brasileirão.

Now, available to Mais Querido, Carlinho completes preparation together with the rest of the squad for the second round of the Brasileirão. Rubro-Negrohosts São Paulo, next Wednesday (17), at 9:30 pm, at Maracanã.