Filipe Luís overcomes controversy, wins over Flamengo squad | OneFootball

Champion coach of the Libertadores with Flamengo on Saturday, Filipe Luís, who defended the club as a player in the 2019 and 2022 finals, managed to overcome a major controversy this year to gain the group's trust.

The coach had issues with Pedro and even publicly exposed the club's internal drama. The transparent way he handled the matter and other club controversies made the leader win over the squad. Thus, today he has the support of everyone at the club.

“Filipe Luís is intelligent. Whoever plays with him does so because they deserve it, and this creates a good environment. If Léo Ortiz were to play, he would be respected in the same way. Finals are won, and I helped Flamengo because of his choice,” said Danilo, the goal scorer against Palmeiras.

“Filipe Luís is a coach who has the group's trust, and we also play for him,” declared goalkeeper Rossi.

Will he stay?

Left-back Ayrton Lucas, in turn, has already projected the future alongside the coach, who has a contract until the end of the current season.

“For me, he stays at Flamengo for many, many years because we want to celebrate many titles with him,” stated the left-back.

This year, Filipe Luís won other titles with Flamengo besides the Libertadores. He won the Campeonato Carioca and the Supercopa do Brasil. On Wednesday, he can still take the Campeonato Brasileiro.

With the 1-0 victory over Palmeiras on Saturday, Flamengo became the Brazilian team with the most titles in the history of the competition: a total of four. Besides 2025, the club won in 1981, 2019, and 2022.

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