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Tour through the Northeast during Cariocão heats up sales of field commands

The matches involve not only games in which Fla is the home team. Madureira and Bangu agreed to be part of the package, negotiated with former striker Roni's company

27 Dez 2024 | 13:23 |

Even without the starting team, Flamengo< /a> will play four games in the Northeast in the first four rounds of the state. The red and black team helps to heat up the field sales market at the start of the season. The strategy is to earn more in matches that could yield little if they were in Rio.

Flamengo games outside RJ

Flamengo x Boavista - 1st round (12/1): Baptistão, Aracaju (SE)

Madureira x Flamengo - 2nd round (16/1): Amigão, João Pessoa (PB)

Flamengo x Nova Iguaçu - 3rd round (19/1): Arena das Dunas, Natal (RN)

Bangu x Flamengo - 4th round (22 /1): Castelão, São Luís (MA)

The stitching for this

The matches involve not only games in which Fla is the home team. Madureira and Bangu agreed to be part of the package, negotiated with former striker Roni's company. "I didn't want to disturb anything. I sold it to Roni, who also added Flamengo's route. I even suggested that it be at Arena das Duas, I wanted to play there, but I was busy", he explained to the UOL portal the president of Madureira, Elias Duba.

The logic of teams with less investment is also financial, despite the logistical effort. In the case of Madureira, they could no longer use their own home, the Conselheiro Galvão stadium, to face Fla.

If it did in another stadium in Rio, it could flirt with losses, as Flamengo's main players will be in pre-season in the United States. As the red-black team has appeal in the Northeast, even without its stars, it agreed to sell control there.

What the little ones get

The Carioca regulations already establish the basis for this type of agreement. Whoever takes the game out of the state needs to guarantee transportation, food and accommodation for a delegation of 35 people from the opposing team. In the financial part, when the big one is in charge, the small one is entitled to a minimum share of R$200,000 or 10% of the box office. Whichever has the highest value prevails.

When the command is from the little one, the minimum quota of R$200,000 remains, but the income percentage rises to 15%.

Translating, If 15% of Madureira x Flamengo's income is greater than R$200,000, the team is entitled to that sum beyond the cutoff line. Again, whichever has the greatest value prevails.

Flamengo is not the only target

Madureira, specifically, has already made arrangements to face Vasco in Manaus, in the fourth round (22 or 23 January).

At the same time time, discusses with Fluminense the possibility of facing Fluminense in Brasília, in the fifth round (25 or 26 January). The negotiation, in this case, involves the former senator's company Luís Estevão. Ferj is still close to confirming the classic between Vasco and Fluminense (February 5th or 6th) in Brasília and the Cruz-Maltino duel with Volta Redonda in Cariacica (February 1st or 2nd).

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Arrascaeta makes a similar criticism of Jorge Jesus: “Flamengo only loses…”

Uruguayan gave a press conference at Ninho do Urubu and spoke about the problems of unprepared professionals at the club

Arrascaeta uses Jorge Jesus' famous quote at Flamengo to criticize unprepared professionals at the club - Photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo

16 Ago 2025 | 19:00 |

Friday (15) was marked by a press conference with Arrascaeta, at Ninho do Urubu. The Uruguayan midfielder made strong statements about the club's backstage and even repeated a famous phrase from Jorge Jesus, the Portuguese coach who marked an era at Flamengo.

Arrascaeta quotes Jorge Jesus: "Flamengo only loses to itself"

CRITICISM OF DESPERATE PROFESSIONALS

Without directly mentioning the coach, Arrascaeta emphasized that internal problems often harm the club's atmosphere . The Uruguayan also made it clear that he will always stand by his teammates in situations where unprepared professionals could harm them:

"I often tell my friends that Flamengo only loses to itself, because it's difficult to explain some of the things that happen here. Sometimes it's due to a lack of capacity from people who don't realize the size of the club or who aren't used to dealing with this pressure . But when you have experienced and respected players like Alex Sandro, Bruno, Nico, Viña, and so many others, the group becomes stronger," said the number 10.

"Whatever happens outside won't affect our squad. We'll always be together. When something happens to a teammate, we'll be here to help," Arrascaeta assured. The statement alludes to the controversy surrounding former doctor José Luiz Runco, who was fired after exposing details of De La Cruz's physical condition , claiming the Uruguayan was living with an irreversible chronic injury.

SUPPORT FOR DE LA CRUZ

At the time, Arrascaeta posted a photo alongside De La Cruz, accompanied by the message: " It's about taking care of our own. It's that simple ." The gesture was interpreted as a dig at the former professional, as well as a pat on the back for his club and national team friend.

Now, at the press conference, the number 10 reinforced the importance of squad unity in the face of external turbulence: "Regardless of who it is, Nico or another player, we have to be together. It's very difficult to stay focused on the field when these situations happen. But I've been here for six years and I know that Flamengo always experiences moments like this. Our role is to keep ourselves in the locker room so that this doesn't affect us, even though some situations are very difficult," he concluded.

Tour through the Northeast during Cariocão heats up sales of field commands