The Flamengo Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Flamengo run riot against Mirassol
4‑1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Market10 Aug 2026
Joaquín Freitas says no to Metalist
“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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Age has not caught Jorginho yet — 7.81
At 34 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.81 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Giorgian De Arrascaeta was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 24. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Giorgian De Arrascaeta stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Flamengo agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Flamengo
Giorgian De Arrascaeta and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Flamengo supporters have found a favourite in Joaquín Freitas
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Joaquín Freitas has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Diego Correia joins the Flamengo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Correia is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Renato Rocha joins the Flamengo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Renato Rocha is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Fernando Santos steps up from the Flamengo academy
- Player ratings Pedro was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings A masterclass from Jorge Carrascal