The Argentine team beat Palmeiras on penalties this Thursday night (5)
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0On Thursday night (05) Fluminense met their opponent in the final of the Libertadores da América, when Boca Juniors (ARG) beat Palmeiras on penalties. In the middle of Allianz Parque, the São Paulo team's stadium, the Argentine fans provoked the Tricolor fans.
After the classification of the Argentine team, the fans sang "Let's beat Flamengo's son", in reference to Fluminense. It is worth remembering that in 2019, Rubro Negro beat River Plate (ARG), Boca Juniors' rival in the big decision of the continental competition.
Now, with the final between Boca Juniors and Fluminense, many Flamengo fans started to "demand the debt" that the Argentine team owes to Rubro Negro, as they can take the title out of the tricolor team's hands. On social media, many profiles even adopted images of Gabigol wearing the Boca shirt.
The Libertadores final will be played at Maracanã, on November 4th. The time of the match will still be defined and announced by Conmebol. But it's likely to be the same time as the last four finals, at 4pm. Rubro Negro will have to watch from the couch this time.
Meanwhile, Flamengo is fighting to win a place in the group stage of the next Libertadores. To do this, Rubro Negro needs to beat Corinthians this Saturday (07), to be able to remain in the G-4 of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be valid for the 26th round of the Brasileirão.
Teams face each other next Thursday in the Libertadores quarter-finals
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0The Peñarol (URU) team was excited from the beginning of the trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will face Flamengo, in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. In addition to cheering the players on the flight towards the 'Marvelous City', the Uruguayans posted a montage of Christ the Redeemer with the club's flag.
As soon as they landed on Rio de Janeiro soil, the Uruguayan club published an image of a of the city's main tourist attractions. In addition to the photo, the team wrote the following message: “Peñarol em Rio”, alluding to Rock In Rio. Afterwards, a video showing the arrival of the athletes at Galeão Airport was also published.
Peñarol reached the quarterfinals of the Libertadores after beating The Strongest (BOL) in the round of 16. In the first game, the Uruguayan team defeated their opponent 4-0. On the way back, the Bolivian team even won by a score of 1-0, however, it was not enough to take away the classification of Diego Aguirre's men.
Before the game against Flamengo, Peñarol played in the Championship Uruguayan. On Saturday (14), Rubro-Negro's opponent beat Rampla (URU), by a score of 4 to 0. Given this situation, they remained undefeated in the national tournament.
And the red- black?Flamengo is coming off a bitter draw with Vasco on Sunday (15), however, they will have reinforcements for this Thursday's duel (19). Recovered from a thigh injury, De La Cruz is back in the team. In addition to the Uruguayan, Alex Sandro, Alcaraz and Gonzalo Plata were registered in the competition and, as a result, will be included in the clash.
Eduardo Paes uses his social network profile to deny the article
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0Last Tuesday, the candidate for re-election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, denied the journalist Ancelmo Gois, from Globo. In a post on Instagram, the mayor informed that the city hall will be responsible for removing the megastructure on the gas meter site, different from what was reported. Furthermore, he guaranteed that Flamengo will have its new stadium, with the best conditions and security.
The news published by Ancelmo informs that Flamengo would have to pay R$100 million to remove a large gas structure present on land acquired by the club, which is owned by CEG and CEG-Rio, which are companies that are part of the gas concessionaire Naturgy.
According to the article, the companies were informed that Flamengo is the responsible for bearing the expenses, as provided for in one of the annexes to the land purchase and transfer contract. The clause, however, does not have a specified limit.
Paes stated that the values for the transfer of the structure are different from what was pointed out in the article by Ancelmo Gois. Furthermore, it exempted Flamengo from any responsibility, and that the city hall has been planning to remove it for years.
“They are making me defend @flamengo more than I would like: let it be clear that this is not the The cost of this transfer and when it happens will be the responsibility of the city of Rio, which knows that this structure cannot be in an area that is already receiving so many residential buildings. It's been in our plans for a long time! Flamengo will have its new stadium there in the gasometer with all the quality and safety that the region demands and deserves. Period!”, published the mayor.
English magazine "FourFourTwo" chose the 33 biggest teams in South American football
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0The traditional English magazine FourFourTwo once again put together the South American football ranking, choosing the 33 biggest teams on the continent. In the list, Argentine teams stand out with Boca Juniors and River Plate in first and second position, respectively. Flamengo closes the top 3 in the ranking.
The English publication highlighted Flamengo's history of never having been relegated in the Brazilian Championship, and recalled that it was at the Gávea club that Vini Jr. was born for football. Four other Brazilians appear in the top 10: Corinthians, São Paulo, Palmeiras and Santos.
The 33 biggest clubs in South America according to FourFourTwo
1st – Boca Juniors (ARG)
2nd – River Plate (ARG)
3rd – Flamengo
4th – Corinthians
5th – São Paulo
6th – Palmeiras
7th – Santos
8th – Independiente (ARG )
9th – Peñarol (URU)
10th – Nacional (URU)
11th – Racing (ARG)
12th – Vasco
13th – San Lorenzo (ARG)
14th – Colo-Colo (CHI)
15th – Cruzeiro
16th – Alianza Lima (PER)
17th – Atlético Nacional (COL)
18th – Estudiantes (ARG)
19th – Grêmio
20th – Internacional
21st – Millonarios (COL)
22nd – Barcelona (EQU)
23rd – Fluminense
24th – Olimpia (PAR)< /p>
25th – Atlético-MG
26th – Botafogo
27th – Newell's Old Boys (ARG)
28th – Rosario Central (ARG)
29th – Universitario (PER)
30th – Vélez Sarsfield (ARG)
31st – América de Cali (COL)
32nd – University of Chile (CHI)
33rd – Caracas (VEN)
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