See how Athletico-PR arrives to face Flamengo in the Brasileirão

Peñarol (URU) fulfilled its mission against Flamengo: not conceding goals. Having scored a goal in the first leg at Maracanã, the Montevideo team secured their place in the Libertadores semi-finals. The coach of the Uruguayan team, Diego Aguirre, referred to Rubro-Negro as "the most powerful in America" ​​and praised his team's ability to not be leaked during the 180 minutes of the dispute. Aguirre even suggested research to see if another team achieved this feat against Flamengo in the last 20 years.

“Today is not a day to talk about tactics, it's all emotional. I am very happy in a total and absolute state because Peñarol is among the four in America. The players, the fans, the club... All classified together is a great emotion. I really value those who went to Maracanã, believed and we made history, we beat one of the most powerful teams in America, if not the most. I'm enjoying it because we work hard for this, the players deserve it", began Diego Aguirre.

"To defend 180 minutes against Flamengo and not concede a goal... I would like to see their record over the last 20 years to know if something like that happened. What the players scored and scored was incredible. We had to qualify anyway and today we are among the four", concluded the Peñarol coach.

Despite the praise of Aguirre, this is not the first time this has happened. Flamengo sees Peñarol as a kind of "stone in the side" in its history in the Libertadores. The goalless draw was the sixth meeting between the two teams in the competition, and in this regard. On each occasion, Rubro-Negro left the field without scoring.

In 1982, Peñarol won both matches 1-0. In 2019, in the group stage, the Uruguayans triumphed at Maracanã for the minimum score and snatched a goalless draw at the Campeón del Siglo. Now, in the 2024 quarter-finals, another 1-0 victory in Rio and another 0-0 draw in Montevideo.

Despite having one of the most expensive squads in the Libertadores, Flamengo was eliminated early once again, just like in 2023, when they fell in the round of 16. Now, the focus of the match. Rubro-Negro turns to the semi-final of the Copa do Brasil, against Corinthians, and the continuation of the Brasileirão.

Flamengo is under pressure from the fans after being eliminated in the Libertadores by Peñarol, this last Thursday (26). This is because the team led by Tite had a poor campaign in the tournament and did not present alternatives to beat teams with lower investments than Rubro-Negro. Thus, the success in the competition was below 50%.

In Libertadores 2024, Flamengo played ten games. Overall, Mais Querido only had four wins, two draws and four defeats. The number is equivalent to a performance of just 46.6%.

Even before being eliminated from the Libertadores, Tite was already being pressured by the crowd. With the elimination, charges increased. However, the red-black board evaluates the coach's work and rules out a dismissal before the clash against Athletico-PR.

The tendency is for Tite to also lead Mais Querido in the decisive clash of the Copa do Brasil , against Corinthians. If the work progresses and the coach achieves good results, the commander can survive in command of Rubro-Negro.

Thus, Seeking to improve his numbers in charge of Flamengo, Tite finalizes the red-black team's preparation this Saturday (28). Mais Querido returns to the field this Sunday (29), when they face Athletico-PR, in the Brasileirão, at 8pm.

Flamengo is focused on the decision against Peñarol, in the Libertadores. However, Mais Querido's next opponent in the Brasileirão, Athletico-PR fired its coach Martín Varini. In total, the coach played 19 games in charge of the team from Paraná, who came to the decision to dismiss him due to negative results in the competition.

Like Mais Querido, Athletico-PR remains alive in the Copa Sudamericana, but has stumbled in the Brasileirão. Thus, this may have been the last straw for Martín Varini's dismissal, as the team had gone seven games without a win.

O Athletico -PR faces Racing this Thursday (26) in the Sulamericana, the same day as Mais Querido in the Libertadores. In this way, the Paraná team rushed to sign a new coach to be on the edge of the field for the match.

In this way, Athletico-PR will have a new coach for the match against Flamengo. The team's new commander is Lucho Gonzalez, a former player at the club.

Flamengo remains focused on the Libertadores and travels to Uruguay this Tuesday (24 ). The Mais Querido squad completes preparation for the match against Peñarol this Wednesday (25). The clash will be Thursday (26), at 7pm, in Montevideo.