Filipe Luís fires warning to rivals after Flamengo beat Botafogo | OneFootball

Filipe Luís emphasized that Flamengo enters every tournament to be champions

Flamengo defeated Botafogo 2-1 this Sunday (15th), 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. Once we are here in this competition, it becomes very important for this type of tournament — began Filipe Luís.

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

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S SITUATION?

Flamengo started the Campeonato Carioca 2026 with their 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-elimination match in the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca. Even in this scenario, the red-and-black team defeated their rivals 2-1, with goals from Erick Pulgar and Lucas Paquetá.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS LANÚS?

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

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