THE GLOBE
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Red card for exaggerated optimism
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\ Fla will leave Rio if it takes the lead on Sunday
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\ BRUNO ties his sneakers: the goalkeeper left the award for the title agreed
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Execution depends on the results of the weekend's round, but the plan, drawn up in Recife by the football leadership with the coaching staff, is ready: if São Paulo loses points to Botafogo and Flamengo beats Goiás—a combination that would put the red-and-black team in the lead in the Brazilian Championship, leaving it entirely up to itself to win the championship in the final two rounds—part of the preparations for the games against Corinthians in Presidente Prudente and Grêmio at Maracanã will be done away from the fans. Taking the team out of Rio was the way to isolate the players from the euphoria that grips the club whenever Flamengo competes for a title.
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"If this situation happens (the fixing of results), what will happen in Rio?" There's no way," said Marcos Braz, vice president of football. "Everything has already been discussed, and the idea of leaving here will only be rejected if we lose and São Paulo wins. Then, it wouldn't make sense."
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A native of the club, where the famous "fuss" that became part of Gávea's folklore so often took place, Andrade warned of the harm an unsuitable atmosphere could cause the team while still in the dressing room at the Estádio dos Aflitos. The directors quickly got the message. Besides the fans' exaggerated optimism, the football department also fears that the political turmoil that Gávea is beginning to experience with the approaching elections, scheduled for December 7th, the day after the match against Grêmio, could be a hindrance.
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\ - Flamengo is in the fight, but it's time for humility, we can't get into the hype, the already-won atmosphere, because we haven't won anything - said the coach.\ - The important thing, at this time, is to continue on our path.
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\ Title worth a prize of R$ 2,5 million
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Since any action by the management department is tied to what happens in the next round, possible destinations have not yet been chosen, which should only happen from the beginning of next week. The plan, however, would be to train for a day or two in Rio—probably at Ninho do Urubu, which already meets the need to keep the team away from the fans—and then finish training outside the city. Since the match against Corinthians is expected to be confirmed for Presidente Prudente, Flamengo would head to a city in the interior of São Paulo between Wednesday and Thursday.
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Taking advantage of its popularity and strong performance in the championship, Flamengo is considering negotiating its stay with cities interested in hosting it, thus reducing costs. The club's financial situation is different in football than in other areas of administration. While employees continue to have unpaid salaries, the players, who have been paid practically on time for the last five months, will split R$2,5 million if they win the title, which corresponds to 50% of the R$5 million offered by the Club of 13 to the Brazilian champion - the share each receives depends on the number of games played. The coaching staff will receive 25% of the total prize money, the same percentage that will go to the club. Runner-up will earn the players R$1,5 million, third place, R$1,25 million, and fourth place, R$1 million. The squad will also receive another prize from the official sports equipment supplier.
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With 74 tickets sold for the game against Goiás, Andrade knows the team will have the vital support of the fans. Yesterday, he received more good news. Éverton Silva, who had a knee injury, and Kleberson, who has recovered from a shoulder injury, will be available, as will Juan, who served a suspension against Náutico, and Chileans Maldonado and Fierro, who are participating in the national team's friendly against Slovakia today in Zilina.
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River near the cutthroat
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\ Mathematician says Fla is in the Libertadores
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The 35th round of the Brazilian Championship brought good and bad news for Rio, according to mathematician Tristão Garcia. The chance of at least one team being relegated is high: 92%. The chance of just one team being relegated is 89%, and the chance of a double relegation is 3%.
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"But the probability of both of them falling was 66% four rounds ago," says Tristão, remembering that the salvation of one of the Rio de Janeiro natives is still strongly linked to the fall of the other. "The chance of saving both of them is only 8%.
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\ For him, Náutico has already joined Sport as relegated and the next one should be\ Santo André. Tristão describes Sunday's Botafogo vs. São Paulo as a\ "game of leaders."
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- I see two championships. One for the title, which São Paulo is leading. Another to avoid relegation, which Botafogo is leading. But whoever loses could lose their championship.
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Although Botafogo only has two points more than Fluminense, Tristão sees the black and white team with a 26% chance of relegation, compared to Fluminense's 70%. But he warns that Flamengo and Fluminense have the best records in the last six rounds of the Brazilian Championship:
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- Fluminense is shining, but they're playing twice away. Botafogo has two games in Rio. And there's one fact that isn't mathematical: Fluminense is playing in the South American Cup, should qualify, and go to Ecuador.
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\ Tristão guarantees that Flamengo (40% chance of winning the title) is already in the\ Libertadores.
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"His pursuers face off. Flamengo has the best record in the Brazilian Championship in recent rounds. They play two games at home, unlike São Paulo," warns Tristão, who sees the São Paulo team with a 50/XNUMX chance of winning the title.
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Column\ Renato Mauricio Prado
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Garlic and\ bugalhos
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The excitement of fans and critics alike over Flamengo's current form is justifiable and understandable. But anyone who tactically compares Adriano and Petkovic's team to the 1981 World Cup-winning superteam either hasn't seen that "machine" play or doesn't understand the first thing about football. For starters, Zico's squad featured three forwards in addition to himself: Tita, Nunes, and Lico.
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\ It's true that the two "wingers" (Tita and Lico) would drop back when the team lost the ball to help with marking. But when Fla was attacking, they would play wide, as wingers - often switching sides to confuse the opposing defense.
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\ In the red-black midfield, in the golden days, Adílio performed a unique function, which\ has practically disappeared in today's football.
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\ He was the authentic "number eight", that playmaker who only surrounded the opponent and,\ with the ball at his feet, made the connection between defense and attack. Eventually (in case of\ injuries), he was moved to the left wing.
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\ In that great team, where the full-backs constantly advanced (the famous\ "overlappings" of Leandro and Tita, on the right, and Júnior and Lico, on the\ left, were deadly offensive plays), only one player acted as a defensive midfielder!
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\ He was a great player who also knew how to pass, support, and shoot on goal. His name?\ Andrade. That's right, the current coach of Gávea.
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\ Which, naturally, inherited the taste for that attacking football but, due to a lack of\ parts (and what parts!) and the tactical changes of the "old and violent British sport", could not, even if it wanted to, revive the intoxicating\ "red-black carousel" that conquered Brazil, the Americas and the\ World, in the early 80s.
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\ Unreasonable comparisons aside, what Andrade has done is spectacular.
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\ To start with, he went back to playing a real playmaker in the middle\ (Petkovic) and two attackers up front (Adriano and Zé Roberto) - something that neither\ Joel Santana, nor Caio Jr., nor Cuca did.
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\ Furthermore, he managed to explain to Aírton, Williams and Toró that combativeness and\ efficiency are not synonymous with punches and kicks.
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\ Finally, in what is perhaps his greatest merit, he recovered the enthusiasm and\ unity of the group.
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\ If any parallel to his work must be made, it is with that of Carlinhos, the old\ "Violin", who, like Andrade, also played a fine role in the defensive midfield\ and, eternal interim at Gávea, took over Flamengo several times and won two\ Brazilian titles (87 and 92).
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\ The very correct disallowance of the goal by defender Cláudio Luiz, from Náutico, in the\ first half of the game at Aflitos, highlighted something that everyone already knows and\ only FIFA and some reactionary referees resist admitting: the use\ (extra-official, as it is not authorized) of TV images to resolve doubts\ and avoid gross refereeing errors.
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\ Judge Sandro Meira Ricci's concern in ensuring that the\ impediment was clear in the broadcast was evident.
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\ He only disallowed the play after a long "conference" with the assistant who\ had signaled the illegal position and a final and definitive chat with the fourth official,\ who had enough time to find out about it.
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\Wouldn't it be much easier if FIFA took over electronic assistance once and for all and\put an end to such farces?
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SPORTS JOURNAL
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The team will not have any absences against Goiás
\ \ \ \\ \ \ \ \ \ Rio de Janeiro: Even without two important players like starters Juan and Maldonado, the team managed to beat Náutico away from home, expectations are high for the game against Goiás next Sunday. Both players will be back against the Esmeraldino.
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Zé Roberto will support Botafogo
\ \ \ \\ \ \ \ \ \ Rio de Janeiro – Former Botafogo number 10, midfielder Zé Roberto, will be hoping his former club takes precious points from São Paulo in the next round of the Brasileirão. The São Paulo team is leading the championship with 62 points, two more than Flamengo in second place.
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The Rio de Janeiro club has 41 points, two more than Fluminense, first in the relegation zone. Therefore, Botafogo cannot lose to São Paulo to continue depending only on itself to escape Serie B.
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"We're going to be rooting hard for Botafogo. I have a lot of friends there and given the situation, they're going to make life difficult for São Paulo," said Gávea's number 8220 to Rádio Brasil.
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Zé Roberto had the opportunity to kill the game when Flamengo was already leading 2-0, but he missed a goal without goalkeeper Gledson in front of him. He received a sweet pass from Adriano and shot over the empty net.
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THE DAY
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Commander Andrade pilots the flight to the sixth title
\ \BY\ JANIR JUNIOR,\ RIO DE JANEIRO
\ \Rio - Flamengo's commander went through turbulence, but now he's flying calmly and not even the sky seems to be the limit. Second in the Brazilian league just two points behind São Paulo, Andrade made a team discredited to enter the fight for the sixth title. With everything blue on the red-black horizon, the coach warns that the team has to avoid the fuss. In the flight plan, the crew made a pact: they want to give the title to treinador to make history once and for all: as a player, Andrade\ was a player five times Champion Brazilian and, like his team, can be the sixth.
\ \"Now, I'm not wavering, am I?! If I take over, the plane won't crash," Andrade joked, making a pun about his job security and also about the plane that brought Flamengo back to Rio and landed in the early hours of yesterday. During the flight, the coach briefly took control of the aircraft. Then, he spoke seriously: "We are the team to beat. We have three games that will decide our lives. Since the last Brazilian championship win, in '92, we haven't had so many chances of being champion. We have to escape the hype they'll make over us, but it's from the outside looking in. We're just celebrating this victory, there's no euphoria."
\ \The entire group, as they say in football parlance, supported Andrade. "He's an impressive guy, he knows how to handle players, he's very calm. We want this title to dedicate to him," said Bruno. "We got here because of Andrade, who is humble and has the group under his belt," added Adriano. Petkovic, who had been relegated by Cuca, has become a regular starter since Andrade took over the team.
\ \Technical assistant, Marcelo\ Salles, who works Having worked with Andrade for seven years sums up the coach's profile. "Andrade is outstanding. If I had to give him a grade, it would be a trillion," says Marcelo, who recalls the exact moment when the coaching staff received the vote of confidence it needed: "He was still considered interim, and several coaches were being considered. Marcos Braz (vice president of football) said: 'You're the ones who will be with us until the end.' That boosted our morale."
\ \Former player Júnior, who was Flamengo's technical director in 2004, when Andrade took over as interim coach several times, believes Andrade's time has come. "In 2004, he wasn't ready yet. Now, he can be considered a true coach. Andrade has an impressive character and deserves the success he's having," Júnior said.
\ \When he was going through a difficult time in charge of the team, Andrade was questioned, and even the fact that he only trained in the afternoon, with rare morning or full-time training sessions, was questioned. "I know what's best for the player. Especially since we're in the final stretch of the competition, I have no reason to push the team more than necessary," Andrade explained.
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Place for the Libertadores Cup could come next Sunday
\ \Rio\ - At Flamengo, everyone dreams of the title, but in the official speech the vacancy for the Libertadores is what deserves attention. And the team can seal its place in the top four in the next round, when it faces Goiás on Sunday at the Maracanã. For that to happen, a combination of results will be necessary. If the Red-Black team beats Goiás, it will reach 4 points. It will then need to hope that Cruzeiro, in 63th place with 6 points, doesn't beat Atlético-PR. Furthermore, the game between Atlético-MG and Internacional cannot end in a draw, as both teams have 56 points. With this combination, Flamengo would end the round with a place in the Libertadores guaranteed, as it would have a seven-point advantage over the 5th placed team, with just two rounds remaining in the competition.
\ \Yesterday, in the vicinity of Maracanã, ticket scalpers were already having a field day selling tickets for the game against Goiás. Seats bought at R$20 were being sold for R$60. Grandstands were being offered for R$80. There are still 4.500 tickets to be sold. However, they are reserved for the crowd of Goiás. As Goiás residents are not expected to use the amount allocated to visitors according to the regulations, the remaining tickets will go on sale on Thursday.
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White uniform for Zé\Carlos
\ \Rio - Bruno is back in top form. But the goalkeeper hasn't forgotten the past. Neither his own nor Flamengo's. The number one claims he's overcome accusations from Eliza Samudio—who claims she was pregnant with the player—and is preparing a tribute to Zé Carlos, Flamengo's goalkeeper, who died of cancer in July. Bruno will ask the club's sponsor for an all-white uniform with his signature and that of the former player, and a photo of Zé Carlos. The idea is for the jersey to be sold, with proceeds going to the former goalkeeper's family.
\ \"I had this idea and I want to put it into practice. Zé Carlos was an idol and deserves the tribute. I want to wear the uniform with references to him in the last game, against Grêmio, at Maracanã," he said.
\ \Bruno is going through a calm phase, and even his mood swings are more controlled. He said he will take responsibility for Eliza's son if it is confirmed that he is his, and he assures that he has overcome the problem. "My family was affected, but it won't bother me," said the goalkeeper, who believes he is out of the Brazilian national team due to the news about his personal life.
\ \Before the game against Náutico, Bruno formed a circle on the pitch with the players. In a fiery speech, he said that the fans, who have been showing great support for the team, deserve the Brazilian title. "I said that Rio is red and black. Our fans are impressive, and those at Aflitos represent a nation that needs and deserves this title," he declared. Andrade also highlighted the strength of the fans: "The nation is always together, even more so at a time like this."
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SPORTS GAZETTE
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Expecting São Paulo to stumble, Andrade asks Fla to stay focused
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Flamengo has made a comeback in recent rounds and, with only three matches remaining in the Brazilian Championship, the red-black team is in second place in the competition, two points behind leaders São Paulo. With advantage in the tiebreaker criteria, the Rio team needs a slip-up from the São Paulo team to conquer the sixth championship.
\ \For coach Andrade, Flamengo must stay focused on each game and wait for a 'slip' from São Paulo. According to the coach, even if the title doesn't come, day what was done was fundamental to the good moment experienced by the team.
\ \"São Paulo is a very strong candidate, because every year they arrive. Flamengo isn't the only one fighting for the title. There's Palmeiras too, who still have a chance. São Paulo only depends on themselves and we just depend on them to stumble. I believe a lot in destiny, but if the title doesn't come, the job is being done well," analyzed the red-black commander.
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Andrade seeks another historic milestone in the Brasileirão
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Record holder for Brazilian Championship victories alongside Zinho, with five titles, Flamengo coach Andrade could reach another rare milestone: becoming champion as player and as a football coach for the same team. The only one who has this triumph on his resume is Paulo César Carpegiani, coincidentally also for the red-black team.
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\ Carpegiani won the title as a midfielder for the Rio de Janeiro team in 1980, beating Atlético-MG in the final. Two years later, he would return to conquer the Brasileirão, against Grêmio, but as the team's commander.
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\ Despite the real possibilities of entering the story of the championship, Andrade is evasive when asked about the subject. With 13 wins, four draws and five losses, the coach prefers to focus his attention on overtaking current leader São Paulo, which still holds a two-point lead over his team.
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The great hope of Flamengo fans is the similarity of the current season with that of 1992. At that time, Flamengo also had a veteran as its main reference: Júnior, at 38 years old, occupied the position of leader, just like Petkovic in that championship. Furthermore, the coach who won the red-blacks' fifth Brazilian title was also a former player: Luís Carlos Nunes, known as Carlinhos, one of the greatest idols of the club's history.
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In Gávea, Zé Roberto expects Botafogo's help for the title
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In Gávea, it's time to put aside the fierce rivalry with Botafogo for the Brazilian Championship title. Flamengo, currently second in the competition, could reach first place with a victory over São Paulo next Sunday. To that end, striker Zé Roberto assures his archrival's fans, from whom he expects a big boost.
\ \"We're going to cheer a lot for Botafogo", guaranteed the playerin an interview with Radio Brazil. "But we also need to do our part and beat Goiás. I have a lot of friends at Botafogo and I think that, given the situation, the team will do well. game difficult and will make it difficult to Life from São Paulo", continued Zé Roberto.
\ \In 16th place, Botafogo needs three points against São Paulo to stay out of the relegation zone - the match is scheduled for 17 pm (Brasília time), at Engenhão. Also on Sunday, the red-black team faces Goiás, the worst team in the second round, at 19:30 pm. It's the chance for team carioca finally take the lead in the classification.
\ \"We are very focused on the title. It's great to play at home and we need to make the Goiás team feel that pressure. It's a nice feeling of anticipation. We're going to see the Maracanã packed once again and we're going to work hard to come away with a victory," said Zé Roberto, who sees Flamengo as better prepared to stay at the top after their recent stumble against Barueri - they lost 2-0 in the 32nd round.
\ \"The defeat to Barueri warned us that, in football, you can never be satisfied with anything. We have to always be focused, and we talked a lot after that game. It wasn't the end of anything and we showed that we treat each game as a final. Today we are in second place and fighting with São Paulo. We have to sweat blood, because at the end of the championship it will be very rewarding," he added.
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Flamengo works to avoid euphoria over second place
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With second place already secured and a spot in the Copa Libertadores close to being confirmed, Flamengo is expected to experience a week of euphoria in Gávea and Ninho do Urubu. Aware of this, coach Andrade and the players guarantee that they will not adopt a festive atmosphere, which they consider detrimental to the team's performance until the end of the Brazilian Championship.
\ \"We know that the week will be full of excitement and euphoria. The fans are very confident and certainly dreaming with this title. This is all easy to understand,\because since the points system was adopted, Flamengo has never\been so good and with so many good possibilities. But we and the players know\that this is not for us," said coach Andrade.
\ \Right-back Leonardo Moura agrees with the Flamengo manager and believes the players need to stay focused solely on the games. Flamengo's next match in the national competition is scheduled for 19:30 pm (Brasília time) next Sunday, against Goiás, at Maracanã.
\ \"Flamengo has been having a great campaign, it has had a very beautiful moment of recovery within the competition. But we must understand that we haven't achieved anything yet and we have great opponents ahead of us, like Goiás, which has a team very well equipped and recovered in the last round (they beat Santo André 3-1 at home)", commented the full-back.
\ \For defender Ronaldo Angelim, the group of Flamengo players is very experienced and will know how to deal in the best possible way with the euphoria shown by the fans"The fans have every right to celebrate however they want, because they are always on our side and supporting us. It will be like that against Goiás once again, with a packed Maracanã. But the players cannot get into this euphoric mood," the defender highlighted, praising the maturidade of the cast mates.
\ \Flamengo's squad had Monday off and will return to action on Tuesday. Left-back Juan, who served a suspension against Náutico, and midfielder Maldonado, who missed the match due to playing friendlies with Chile, will return to the starting lineup on Sunday.
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Lacking revelations, Fla of 2009 differs from the champions of the past
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With three rounds remaining in the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo has a real chance of winning another national title. If so, this feat will have one aspect that sets it apart from the others: the low number of players in the starting lineup who were developed by the club itself.
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"It's important to have players from the youth team. I started in Flamengo's youth team. But you have to be patient with the kids. When I got promoted, many of them picked on me. You have to wait for the players to become more experienced. The crop here is good and we have to take advantage of it," said Adriano, who made his debut in 2000, at 17, and left Gávea a year and a half later.
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"Flamengo hasn't really been developing players lately, but we still expect a lot from some of the youngsters who are here. We have Erick Flores, who is looking for his place and has quality. Lenon is another good player, but as he is a defensive midfielder, he faces a lot of competition in the squad," explained Andrade.
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"In the past, we didn't have so many players leaving for Europe. Globalization has swallowed up football and players leave at a very young age. So it's difficult to have players raised within the club itself, except in cases like Adriano, who left and returned some time later," analyzed Petkovic, who, in good humor, wanted to be considered a "homegrown talent."
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Sunday's clash between Botafogo and São Paulo, at 17 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Engenhão stadium, for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship, will be closely watched not only by the professionals but also by the fans of both teams. Flamengo and Fluminense, with different goals in the National Championship, will be closely monitoring the outcome of the match. Aware of this, the Alvinegro players have differing views on the situation.
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The Tricolores will be rooting for a São Paulo victory because a victory over Sport at Ilha do Retiro would leave Cuca's team out of the dreaded relegation zone. Meanwhile, the Rubro-Negros need a victory for the Alvinegro because defeating Goiás would take the lead in the competition. A draw at Engenhão also favors the General Severiano club's two rivals, should both win their respective matches.
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"We're not even thinking about that, but rather about our daily bread. Regardless of whether our game favors other teams, we need to focus on escaping the bottom spots as quickly as possible. After all, Botafogo only depends on itself. We can't let a victory slip away because we may depend on others in the final rounds to remain in the football elite," said goalkeeper Jefferson.
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"As for Fluminense, we don't have to worry because we only depend on ourselves. Regarding Flamengo's possible support, I think that at this moment, any kind of demonstration in favor of our team will be welcome. But in any case, I prefer that only our fans give us strength because they are big, beautiful and lift us up," he said.
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With returns, Flamengo will have full strength against Goiás
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If coach Andrade had trouble selecting Flamengo's starting lineup for the match against Náutico in the last round, the same shouldn't happen next Sunday against Goiás, at 19:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship. With the returns of Juan and Maldonado, Rubro-Negro will have full strength for the match.
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The left-back returns after serving a suspension, while the Chilean is only expected to arrive in Brazil later this week, as he will be playing in a friendly against Chile on Tuesday. However, he is a certainty for the match at Maracanã. Also available for Andrade is Chilean Fierro, another player currently representing his country.
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"It was exciting to be back playing. The doctors predicted that I would only return to the field next year. But I dedicated myself to the treatment and, thank God, I managed to recover," celebrated David, who had not played since the Fla-Flu match on October 4th, when he collided with Tricolor's Alan and needed to undergo facial surgery.
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All 74.334 tickets for the match against Goiás have already been sold. The squad will return on Tuesday after a day off on Monday. Training is scheduled for 16 p.m. at Ninho do Urubu. With 60 points, Flamengo is second in the Brasileirão and is on a three-game winning streak.
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Record holder as a player, Andrade can equal Carpegiani's record as a coach
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In the history of the Brazilian Championship, Andrade holds the distinction of being, alongside Zinho, the player who won the competition the most times, with five victories. Now as coach, the Flamengo coach could achieve another significant feat and equal another figure identified with the Red-Black team.
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To date, in 38 editions of the Brasileirão, only Paulo Cesar Carpegiani has managed to become champion as both a player and coach of the same club. This happened while playing for Flamengo for almost 30 years.
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In 1980, while still an athlete, Capergiani, alongside Andrade and Zico, formed the red-and-black midfield that defeated Atlético-MG in the final of that year's National Championship. However, two seasons later, the former midfielder, on the sidelines, was the one who led his former teammates to the 1982 title, defeating Grêmio in the final.
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\ It is worth remembering that Muricy Ramalho came very close to equaling Carpegiani's feat. A three-time Brazilian champion, managing São Paulo in the last three national championships, the coach was part of the Tricolor squad in 1977 as a player,\ when the team won the Brasileirão that year.
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Now, in the 39th edition of the competition, Andrade can match the feat. A four-time Brazilian champion with Flamengo, the former midfielder has a real chance of lifting his first trophy as a coach, as the Rubro-Negro is in second place in the competition, just two points behind leaders São Paulo.
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"Carpegiani was a great player and a great coach. I learned a lot from him on and off the field. He taught me a lot and sometimes, when he comes to Rio de Janeiro, we exchange ideas," said the red-and-black coach, who held the position in 2004 and 2005 and, in this Brasileirão, has accumulated 13 wins, four draws and five losses.
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Against requests from family and fans, Corinthians reiterates efforts for rivals
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Having not had any ambitions for the Brazilian Championship title for several rounds, Corinthians is experiencing a different kind of pressure. The squad is bombarded with intense requests to ease up on the game against Flamengo on the 29th, at a venue yet to be determined, a result that would disrupt the plans of rivals São Paulo and Palmeiras.
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\ According to midfielder Boquita, a large part of his family is made up of\ Corinthians fans, many of them rooting for Palmeiras and São Paulo to fail.\ Uncles, cousins, neighbors and friends have already asked Flamengo for "support."\ The requests will be in vain, assures the number 30.
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"I hear requests from a lot of people. From fans, from family members. They usually say to hand it over. But that's not the case. They can ask, but we don't listen. Our year was very good. We're going to fight for the team until the end," says Boquita, as part of the Corinthians squad disembarks this Monday at Guarulhos airport.
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\ Several Corinthians players support or supported Flamengo in their childhood:\ Felipe, Jucilei, Ronaldo and Souza.
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Simulate the last rounds and see how your team can finish
\ \ \ \The possibility of early vacations is being considered; Mano Menezes received authorization to travel to Porto Alegre immediately after the defeat against Avaí on Sunday, but did not comment on the possible release of the starters.
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With 60 points, Flamengo is two points behind leaders São Paulo. Palmeiras, in third place, has 3 points. Corinthians, in fact, could make a difference in another game.
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"It's not up to Corinthians to analyze the results of other games. We're not interested. What matters is that we do our job, trying to do the best we can to represent Corinthians," said midfielder Edu.
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Getting any comment about the title from Flamengo is difficult. It's true that for a few rounds now, the players and coach Andrade have already admitted the possibility of winning, but everyone continues to affirm that the club's goal is to secure a spot in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Something that could happen next weekend.
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However, a combination of results will have to occur. In second place with 60 points, Flamengo has a four-point lead over Internacional and Atlético-MG, which occupy fourth and fifth place respectively, and a five-point lead over Cruzeiro, in sixth place.
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This way, they can focus on the title race. São Paulo leads the Brazilian Championship with 62 points, while Palmeiras is in third place with 59. This weekend, São Paulo faces Botafogo on Sunday at Engenhão Stadium at 17 p.m., while the green and white team takes to the field this Wednesday to face Grêmio at Olímpico Stadium at 21:50 p.m.
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This Monday, the red-and-black squad has the day off, after a 2-0 victory over Náutico last Sunday at Aflitos Stadium. The squad will return to training this Tuesday at 16 p.m. at Ninho do Urubu. All training sessions this week will take place at the club's training center in Vargem Grande, west of Rio de Janeiro.
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Short Stories: Flamengo Day is celebrated with a big flag
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\ According to a law sanctioned by the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, this\ Tuesday, November 17th, is considered "Day of Flamengo". Because of this, Ale, the club's shirt sponsor, must honor Fla with a giant flag (14m x 15m) that will be extended in the Zuzu Angel Tunnel, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
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\ With his left ankle fractured in the game against GHT - VitóriaOn October 7, Everton is expected to be examined by Flamengo doctors this Wednesday. The midfielder is expected to be cleared to begin physiotherapy sessions. He is expected to return to play only in 2010.
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The summer edition of the Zico Cup, for young people aged 11 to 20, has been confirmed for December (between the 9th and 17th). The tournament for non-federated players will be held at the CFZ in Recreio. Registration will open on the 1st by calling (021) 2490-2431/2490-2432.
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Andrade, the calm and reliable driver who leads Fla to the chance of the sixth
\ \Coach prepares for the challenge of trying to get Rubro-Negro out of the 17-year streak without the main national title
\ \ \ \Calmly, Andrade asked the commander for permission, sat down and looked at the horizon. The title of the Brazilian Championship is not that far away. But if to take over the team at a delicate moment in the competition almost four months ago he had firmness and courage, when it came to holding the joystick to pose for the photo, the coach of Flamengo made sure of the risks.
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- I'm not going to crash the plane, right?
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No, the aircraft followed the route from Recife to Rio de Janeiro after the 2-0 victory over Nautical without turbulence. While making the "v" for victory, the coach took care to clarify that he was not dressed for pride.
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- You might think I'm singing victory too soon, but it's nothing like that. It has nothing to do with the title - he warned.
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The concern to avoid a sudden drop upon landing is evident. All training sessions this week will be in the afternoon at Ninho do Urubu. The order of the day is to not let the euphoria of the streets get past the training center wall. In second place with 60 points, Flamengo is two points behind the leader. São Paulo and depends on a simple slip-up from their rival to take the lead. As long as, of course, they win the three remaining games against Goiás\ (house), Corinthians (outside) and Grêmio\ (house).
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After spending four years as an assistant, Andrade has the chance to lead the country's most popular team to the title after a 17-year drought. Behind the dream lies reality. And the experience of someone who has seen the club lose recently at crucial moments.
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"With each game, the anxiety increases. But the team demonstrated its competence throughout the championship. We can't predict whether São Paulo will stumble, so we have to do our homework," Andrade said.
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The calm demeanor and open dialogue won over the group. Despite elections being on December 7th, the current board is working to retain the entire coaching staff. Before the end of the Brazilian Championship, there's the possibility of renewing the contract for at least another six months. Vice president of football Marcos Braz believes that, whatever the outcome of the team's campaign, there's no reason to change.
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Álvaro says that humility made Flamengo grow in the Brazilian Championship
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Humility. For Álvaro, this is the word that sums up the good moment he is experiencing. Flamengo. In an interview with &8220;Bem, Amigos!&8221;, on SporTV, the red-black defender said that even established players, such as striker Adriano and midfielder Petkovic, have given their all on the field to help the team.
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