Scheduled return! Michael follows the recovery schedule and can return to Flamengo as soon as possible

The 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.

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.

Last 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.

The Copa América has come to an end and Flamengo will see the return of the Uruguayan quartet for the remainder of the season. The players' reappearance is scheduled for this coming Tuesday (16). Therefore, upon return, the Red and Black Medical Department will give special attention to Matías Viña.

According to information from the GE, the Flamengomaintained daily contacts with the medical department of Uruguay in order to find out the situation of your players. During the analyses, Mais Querido learned that Viña had muscle fatigue throughout the competition. Thus, the left-back will be closely watched by the red and black DM.

Now, after 1 month suffering from absences, Tite will have this week the full cast. Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Viña and Varela will undergo a medical reevaluation at the CT this Tuesday (16), to understand the athletes' physical conditions. If they are in adequate condition, they will return to training with the rest of the squad.

Last Saturday (13), the 17th round of the Brasileirão began and will only end on Wednesday (17). However, the Flamengo will not take the field in the round, as the clash against Internacional was postponed by the CBF due to the delayed commitments of the team from Rio Grande do Sul in the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana.

So, with the complete squad, Tite begins this Monday (15) the team's preparation for the game against Criciúma. The clash will be at 4pm, at Mané Garrincha, on the 20th. Mais Querido needs to win to return to the lead of the Brasileirão.