Coluna do Fla
·9. Januar 2026
FERJ announces referee team for Flamengo v Portuguesa in the Carioca

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·9. Januar 2026

The U-20 team of Flamengo continues its preparations to face Portuguesa this Sunday (11), in the opening match of the Campeonato Carioca. Thus, the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) has set the refereeing team for the match.
In this way, Pierry Dias dos Santos will be responsible for refereeing the game between Flamengo and Portuguesa. In addition, Daniel de Oliveira Alves Pereira and Júlio César Souza Gaudênio will be the assistants, while Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho will be in charge of VAR.
As in recent years, the U-20 team of Flamengo will be responsible for playing the first rounds of the Carioca. This is because the players from the main squad will return to CT Ninho do Urubu next Monday (12).
Furthermore, the main team's debut is expected to take place on January 21, in the derby between Flamengo and Vasco, in the third round of the Carioca. The match will be held at Maracanã, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).
The first match of Flamengo in the Carioca will take place this Sunday (11). On this occasion, the team led by Bruno Pivetti will face Portuguesa at 6:00 PM (Brasília time), at Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, in Volta Redonda.
It is worth noting that the match is valid for the fifth round of the Carioca. In fact, the game had to be brought forward due to Flamengo's participation in the Supercopa do Brasil final, against Corinthians, on February 1.
As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Portuguesa, through YouTube, their website, and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the debut of the Rubro-Negro.
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