Filipe Luís warns rivals after Flamengo beat Botafogo | OneFootball

Filipe Luís highlighted that Flamengo enters every tournament to be champion

Flamengo defeated Botafogo 2-1 this Sunday (15), at Estádio Nilton Santos, and advanced to the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca. After the hard-fought derby, coach Filipe Luís sent a message to the rivals and stated that the Most Beloved wants to win any tournament.

— Flamengo enters every competition to win. It was a bad start, which led the club to make very important decisions, but we managed to qualify. Now that we are here in this competition, it is very important for this type of tournament — began Filipe Luís.

“To really understand the dynamics and the mistakes of the team. Now, with this moment arriving, we are here to win,” concluded the Flamengo coach, during a press conference still at Estádio Nilton Santos, this Sunday (15).

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S SITUATION?

Flamengo started the Campeonato Carioca 2026 with the under-20 team. However, with the main squad, the Most Beloved won two games in total, qualifying for the next phase in the last round, after thrashing Sampaio Corrêa-RJ 7-1.

Thus, Flamengo faced Botafogo away from home, in a single match for the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca. Even in this scenario, the red-black team defeated their rival 2-1, with goals from Erick Pulgar and Lucas Paquetá.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS. LANÚS?

Therefore, Flamengo now faces Lanús this Thursday (19), in Argentina, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in the first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana. As usual, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information about the match.

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