TITE AVOIDS TALKING ABOUT FLAMENGO'S NEXT OPPONENT: "SAVE ME THIS, GO"

The Flamengo beat Atlético-Mg in the MRV Arena and isolated themselves at the top of the Brasileirão with 30 points. The duel against the Mineiros also ended up marking a new beginning for one of Rio's red-black players. That's because striker Carlinhos started the match and scored his first goal with the sacred mantle. In an interview, the player spoke about the moment, the goal and the mourning due to the recent death of his mother.

"(I would say) he is a winner. I'm a guy who never gave up. I lost my mother a few years ago. 15 days, I'm still grieving. It's been difficult, but I have to continue. As I always think, she dressed me in her armor. When she saw that I was ready, she left. me to say this. I know that she is in the arms of the Lord, and that is what comforts me. I want to tell (to Carlinhos at the beginning of the year) that I arrived here due to God's merit and my work", said Carlinhos, at half-time.

Carlinhos made his debut in the first round of the Brasileirão, against Atlético-GO, and then again had the opportunity as a starter against Palmeiras. The striker spent just 45 minutes on the field at Allianz. Carlinhos only played again against Juventude, but only spent four minutes on the field.

The chance to start against Atlético-MG came due to the physical exhaustion of Pedro, who is going through a sequence of games. Carlinhos scored the goal in the 24th minute after a play by Luiz Araújo and Wesley. The full-back shot, but the ball hit the post, and the number 22, well positioned, put it into the back of the net.

This Wednesday (3), Cuiabá fought until the end, but ended up defeated by Botafogo, 2-1, in the Arena Pantanal, in a game valid for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. In addition to losing their streak of five unbeaten games, Cuiabá already knows that they will have two absences for the next game, against Flamengo.

Cuiabá entered the field with four players suspended, and two of them received cards yellow and are suspended from the next round. The team's starting midfielder, Filipe Augusto was warned 11 minutes into the second half, for stepping on the opposing player after losing control of the ball.

Who also doesn't face Flamengo is striker André Luís. Reserve from the Mato Grosso team, the player left the bench in the 19th minute of the second half, replacing Clayson, and in the final stretch of the match, in the 40th minute, he received a yellow card after a foul on full-back Cuiabano.

Flamengo x Cuiabá

Flamengo and Cuiabá face each other next Saturday, July 6th, in a game valid for the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be played at Maracanã, and the ball starts at 8pm (Brasília time). Initially, the match was scheduled for 9pm (Brasília time), but the CBF confirmed the change in time due to Brazil's game in the Copa América.

Last Monday night (17), Atlético-MG and Palmeiras faced each other in a match valid for the ninth round of the Brasileirão. The team from Minas Gerais ended up losing the match 4-0, but the provocations were left for Flamengo. This is because the Minas Gerais club cited referee José Roberto Wright, who refereed the 1981 Libertadores clash, when ironizing Hulk's expulsion.

On the occasion, Atlético-MG's official profile wrote: "With which adjective can we define yesterday's refereeing? Judging by the dubbing, one conclusion is certain: Mr. Rodrigo “Wright” Pereira de Lima failed to tell the truth in the game's summary", ironizing Hulk's expulsion after complaints with referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima.

Atlético-MG's complaint was due to Hulk's expulsion after questioning referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima. This is because the referee awarded a foul to the Minas Gerais team, but the attacker complained and received a yellow card. However, when questioning the reason for the yellow card, the player received a second yellow card and was immediately sent off. The referee's decision-making outraged the athlete and the team's committee, who alluded to the expulsions in the game between Flamengo x Atlético-MG in the 1981 Libertadores, when José Roberto Wright refereed the match.

Without being related to the Atlético-MG game, Flamengo focuses its attention on the clash against Bahia. Mais Querido is looking to lead the Brasileirão and will try to win the three points against the Bahian team.

Thus, with training being intensified, the Mais Querido squad continues to prepare for this Thursday's match- fair (20). The game against Bahia will be at Maracanã, at 8pm, valid for the tenth round of the Brasileirão.