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The elections at Flamengo continue to create something to talk about at the club. The backstage of Gávea has been heating up more and more with the election on December 9th, a Monday, at Mais Querido's headquarters. Pre-candidates are increasingly receiving support from other partners, which helps to garner votes. Now, the one who can influence many Rubro-Negros has declared his support.
In an interview with podcast 'Só Se For Agora', Zico, the greatest idol in Flamengo's history, declared his support for Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap. The star of the 1981 world champion team said in an interview that he supports the current president of the Board of Directors out of gratitude and because he has his trust within the club.
“I support Bap. Mainly out of gratitude, because he's a guy I trust a lot. In a difficult moment, when I had a problem at Flamengo, when I stayed there for four months (Zico was executive director in 2010, under Patrícia Amorim), he was the one who kept his word and I'm very much like that, I like people who look in your eyes and keep their word. They do what they want”, concluded the idol.
Support for Zico is strong in the elections
With the support for Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Zico joins important names in politics club members such as Flávio Willeman, Rodrigo Tostes and Cláudio Pracownik, who had already openly declared that they will vote for Bap in the election. Galinho de Quintino has been an excellent campaigner.
The last time Zico declared his support, his candidate won the elections. In 2012, Zico supported the candidacy of Wallim Vasconcellos, who started the Chapa Azul project to get Flamengo out of the financial situation it found itself in. When Wallim was unable to run, Bandeira de Mello took over the position and Galinho maintained his support.
In 2018, the red-black idol declared support for Rodolfo Landim, in his first candidacy as president of the biggest club. Brazilian fans. Landim won the elections and was later re-elected in 2021.
The expectation is that a large audience will come to watch the team, which turns its attention to the main national competition after the Club World Cup.
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Flamengo's return to Maracanã after their FIFA Club World Cup campaign is already looking like a full house. For the match against São Paulo, next Saturday (12), at 4:30 pm, for the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship, just over 40 thousand tickets have already been sold so far . This information comes from journalist Venê Casagrande.
A large crowd is expected to watch the team, which turns its attention to the main national competition. The match is surrounded by expectations. Besides being Flamengo 's first home game after the break for the intercontinental tournament, the duel will mark the debut of newly signed Jorginho in front of the fans at Maraca. The Italian-Brazilian midfielder made his first appearances for the club during the tournament in the United States.
Ticket sales to the general public began on Wednesday morning (9), after a period of exclusivity for fan club members, which explains the partial increase in tickets already sold. The high demand reflects the fans' longing for the game and the importance of the game for Flamengo 's ambitions to lead the championship.
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Mengão leads the Brasileirão with 24 points and can further cement its position in first place with a victory. São Paulo is in 14th place with 12 points.
The youngster, considered one of the promising youngsters in the red-black youth academy, is looking for more space to develop in Filipe Luís's team or at another club.
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Attacking midfielder Matheus Gonçalves is expected to leave Flamengo in the next transfer window, but the young Flamengo prospect's destination is likely to be international football. According to the Gaúcha ZH website, despite Grêmio's interest in taking the player on loan, Flamengo's board prefers to negotiate with clubs abroad.
In the Brazilian Championship, Matheus has only played three matches , which still allows him to play for another team in the same edition of the tournament, as the limit is six matches. However, Flamengo has no interest in loaning him to teams competing in Serie A.
After taking the lead with Ryan Roberto, Mais Querido suffers a comeback in the first half, misses a decisive penalty at the end and accumulates its fourth defeat in the competition.
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Flamengo started with intensity against Palmeiras, this Wednesday (9), but ended up defeated 2-1 at the José Bastos Padilha Stadium, in Gávea, in the 9th round of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship . Ryan Roberto opened the scoring for Mais Querido in the first few minutes, but the São Paulo team reacted in the initial stage.
The red-black team also missed a penalty in the final minutes. With the defeat, Flamengo remains with 15 points in the table. The next match will be the classic against Fluminense, on Wednesday (16), at the Marcelo Vieira Stadium, in Xerém, at 2:45 pm.
The Rubro-Negro opened the scoring after just two minutes . In a swift move, Diego Guimarães crossed perfectly for Ryan Roberto to score. Despite the strong start, the midfield became evenly matched, and the São Paulo team equalized with Juan Gabriel's first attempt in the 17th minute.
João Vitor nearly put the Rio de Janeiro team back in front, but the opposing goalkeeper made a great save. In the 37th minute, Juan Francisco turned the score around for Palmeiras with a header . Flamengo still had good chances to equalize, particularly through Lucas Falcone and Luiz Gustavo, but were unsuccessful in their attempts.
In the final stage, the red-and-black team continued to press. Highlights included attacks by João Vitor and Luiz Guilherme, who nearly scored the equalizer. In the 36th minute, Ryan Roberto was awarded a penalty but wasted it by shooting over the crossbar . Victor Hugo also had a final chance in the 44th minute, but the Palmeiras goalkeeper saved again.
With four defeats in nine games, Flamengo is looking to bounce back in the derby against Tricolor das Laranjeiras. The duel will be crucial for the red-and-black team's hopes in the remaining qualifying round of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship.