2023 repeat? Filipe Luís on Flamengo’s shaky start and comparisons | OneFootball

How is Flamengo performing in the 2026 season?

The Flamengo fans don’t like to remember the 2023 season. Last Sunday (01), after finishing as runners-up in the Supercopa do Brasil to Corinthians, coach Filipe Luís was straightforward about comparisons between that year and the current performance of Mengão.

— One season has nothing to do with the other. These are defeats with different contexts, and I have to be honest in my analysis. Up until Corinthians’ goal from a corner, we also had a very clear chance just like that, but the ball didn’t go in. Corinthians’ goal came just like ours did in the Libertadores final. Football is that fine line between victory and defeat,” he said, before concluding:

— What I always ask of the players is to keep going, stick to the plan, follow this path to victory. Corinthians deserve credit, they studied us, tried to neutralize us. It was an even match; if you compare it to 2023, then you’ll start talking about crisis, catastrophe, and I need the opposite: stability, calm, understanding why we lost, and continuing with the support of the fans,” Filipe Luís concluded.

How did Flamengo perform in 2023?

With Vitor Pereira and Sampaoli, Flamengo competed in every possible tournament in the 2023 season, but did not win any titles. At the start of the year, the Rubro-Negro finished third in the Club World Cup, and were also runners-up in the Recopa Sudamericana, the Supercopa do Brasil, and the Carioca.

In the Libertadores, Flamengo was eliminated in the round of 16 by Olimpia (PAR), after a 3-2 aggregate. In addition, the Rubro-Negro finished fourth in the Brasileirão, while they were also runners-up in the Copa do Brasil to São Paulo, by 2-1.

And Flamengo’s numbers in 2025?

So far, Flamengo has played four matches with the main squad in 2026. In this period, the Rubro-Negro has one win and three losses. The only victory came against Vasco, 1-0, in the third round of the Carioca. After that, Mengão lost to Fluminense, São Paulo, and Corinthians.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo now returns to the field this Wednesday (04) to face Internacional. The match will take place at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the second round of the Brasileirão.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Internacional, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match between the teams from Rio and Rio Grande do Sul.

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