The Flamengo Herald
Squad17 Aug 2026
Lucas Paquetá damages knee ligaments — 87 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 87 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market17 Aug 2026
Joaquín Freitas says no to Bnei Sakhnin
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Joaquín Freitas had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Flamengo
Pedro was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match15 Aug 2026
Giorgian De Arrascaeta’s goal not enough for Flamengo
Giorgian De Arrascaeta scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Ceará, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Samuel Lino
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Giorgian De Arrascaeta runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Flamengo dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Léo Ortiz is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Cristiano Queiroz: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.