The red-black marathon until the last act
Flamengo travels more than 15 kilometers in a week to secure a spot in the final of the South American Cup and a spot in the Libertadores Cup
By Lucas Dantas - Flamengo Communications - in
How far does a team have to go to reach a final? Every achievement requires sacrifice and a long road. And as the journey narrows and reaches its conclusion, everything becomes much more difficult and time-consuming. Competitions overlap, and the team needs to be physically, psychologically, and tactically prepared to face the marathon. Last week, Flamengo covered no less than 15.077,70 kilometers between Rio, Manaus, Barranquilla, Salvador, Rio, and Buenos Aires to secure a spot in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana final and also qualify for the group stage of the 2018 Copa Libertadores.
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But it's not over. This Wednesday, the Mais Querido hosts Independiente at Maracanã, at 21:45 p.m., in the last match of the year, worth winning the Copa Sudamericana, a first in Flamengo's trophy cabinet.
It's said that the two most extreme points in Brazil are Oiapoque, in Amapá, and Chuí, in Rio Grande do Sul. After revisions, Mount Caburaí, in Roraima, became the highest point in the country, 4.390,93 kilometers from the small town in Rio Grande do Sul. Flamengo covered this distance 3.4 times last week, with three games of extremely high tension and responsibility in between—specifically, games 81, 82, and 83 of the season.
On the 30th, Wednesday of last week, the return match against Junior Barranquilla, in Colombia, deciding the place in the final of the Conmebol South American. On Sunday (02/12), a crucial match in the last round of the Brazilian Championship against Vitória, in Salvador, worth the passport to the group stage of the 2018 Libertadores. And the following Wednesday, the first final of the South American against Independiente, in Buenos Aires.
And in the middle of all this, training, plane, gym, more training, sleeping on the plane, another training, plane...
Remembering the Rubro-Negra marathon in detail:
November 28th - Flamengo trains in the morning and begins the trip to Colombia. The flight departs Rio de Janeiro at 11:15 PM, arriving in Manaus (2.851,85 km) at 18:2 PM (-2.265,29 hours to Rio) - a five-hour trip. There will be a fuel stop, followed by another three-hour trip to Barranquilla (20 km), where the team arrived at 35:3 PM (local time, -XNUMX hours to Rio), for a total of nine hours on the plane, including the layover, without leaving the aircraft.
November 29th - training in Barranquilla.
November 30th - Game at 11:19 pm (local time) and return to Brazil afterwards
December 01st - Departure from Colombia at 12:2 AM (local time) and landing in Salvador (4.808,56 km) at 10:1 AM (-XNUMX hour to Rio), after a six-hour trip sleeping in the airplane seats. On the same day, I train at the gym in Salvador.
December 02nd - training on the field
December 03rd - Flamengo vs. Vitória game, returning to Rio de Janeiro. Departure from Bahia at 12:21 p.m. and arrival at 45:00 a.m. on December 50th at Galeão (04 km).
December 04th - Reappearance at 12:11 am and travel to Buenos Aires (30 km) at 1.970,49 pm, arriving at 15:17 pm. On the same day, training at the hotel.
December 05th - Training in Buenos Aires
December 06th - Independiente vs Flamengo and return trip at 12am the following morning (local time), arriving in Rio (03 km) at 1.970,49am, Brasília time.
It is good?
If someone wanted to travel around the world, they would need to travel 44.000 kilometers. This is just to give you an idea of the distance Flamengo has traveled during this period. And in this road trip, Rubro-Negro brought with them a spot in the group stage of the Libertadores, another in the final of the South American and still has the big decision this Wednesday.
Fatigue, yes. But the football department managed to execute all the necessary plans so the team could combine rest, nutrition, and training, which earned the team dominance in the second half against Independiente in Avellaneda. The equalizer didn't come, but the team's performance and the way the players behaved after so much traveling filled the squad and fans with optimism for the return match in Rio.
Training at Ninho do Urubu continues with a focus on the final, but now without any travel in between. The only remaining leg of Wednesday's decisive 90 minutes will be the one connecting Vargem Grande and Maracanã. It will be made by a bus full of players ready to give their all for the unprecedented title of CONMEBOL South American champion.
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Fan club members get more Flamengo on game day: discounts and priority access to tickets to watch the game at the stadium and on pay-per-view, and beer to watch on TV! Click and feel the pride of being a fan club member.
But it's not over. This Wednesday, the Mais Querido hosts Independiente at Maracanã, at 21:45 p.m., in the last match of the year, worth winning the Copa Sudamericana, a first in Flamengo's trophy cabinet.
It's said that the two most extreme points in Brazil are Oiapoque, in Amapá, and Chuí, in Rio Grande do Sul. After revisions, Mount Caburaí, in Roraima, became the highest point in the country, 4.390,93 kilometers from the small town in Rio Grande do Sul. Flamengo covered this distance 3.4 times last week, with three games of extremely high tension and responsibility in between—specifically, games 81, 82, and 83 of the season.
On the 30th, Wednesday of last week, the return match against Junior Barranquilla, in Colombia, deciding the place in the final of the Conmebol South American. On Sunday (02/12), a crucial match in the last round of the Brazilian Championship against Vitória, in Salvador, worth the passport to the group stage of the 2018 Libertadores. And the following Wednesday, the first final of the South American against Independiente, in Buenos Aires.
And in the middle of all this, training, plane, gym, more training, sleeping on the plane, another training, plane...
Remembering the Rubro-Negra marathon in detail:
November 28th - Flamengo trains in the morning and begins the trip to Colombia. The flight departs Rio de Janeiro at 11:15 PM, arriving in Manaus (2.851,85 km) at 18:2 PM (-2.265,29 hours to Rio) - a five-hour trip. There will be a fuel stop, followed by another three-hour trip to Barranquilla (20 km), where the team arrived at 35:3 PM (local time, -XNUMX hours to Rio), for a total of nine hours on the plane, including the layover, without leaving the aircraft.
November 29th - training in Barranquilla.
November 30th - Game at 11:19 pm (local time) and return to Brazil afterwards
December 01st - Departure from Colombia at 12:2 AM (local time) and landing in Salvador (4.808,56 km) at 10:1 AM (-XNUMX hour to Rio), after a six-hour trip sleeping in the airplane seats. On the same day, I train at the gym in Salvador.
December 02nd - training on the field
December 03rd - Flamengo vs. Vitória game, returning to Rio de Janeiro. Departure from Bahia at 12:21 p.m. and arrival at 45:00 a.m. on December 50th at Galeão (04 km).
December 04th - Reappearance at 12:11 am and travel to Buenos Aires (30 km) at 1.970,49 pm, arriving at 15:17 pm. On the same day, training at the hotel.
December 05th - Training in Buenos Aires
December 06th - Independiente vs Flamengo and return trip at 12am the following morning (local time), arriving in Rio (03 km) at 1.970,49am, Brasília time.
It is good?
If someone wanted to travel around the world, they would need to travel 44.000 kilometers. This is just to give you an idea of the distance Flamengo has traveled during this period. And in this road trip, Rubro-Negro brought with them a spot in the group stage of the Libertadores, another in the final of the South American and still has the big decision this Wednesday.
Fatigue, yes. But the football department managed to execute all the necessary plans so the team could combine rest, nutrition, and training, which earned the team dominance in the second half against Independiente in Avellaneda. The equalizer didn't come, but the team's performance and the way the players behaved after so much traveling filled the squad and fans with optimism for the return match in Rio.
Training at Ninho do Urubu continues with a focus on the final, but now without any travel in between. The only remaining leg of Wednesday's decisive 90 minutes will be the one connecting Vargem Grande and Maracanã. It will be made by a bus full of players ready to give their all for the unprecedented title of CONMEBOL South American champion.
Want to make a difference in Flamengo's Olympic sports and keep it growing stronger? Contribute, become a Guardian Angel. Visit http://flamengo.com.br/anjodaguarda to learn how.