Filipe Luís predicts the end of state leagues and explains why | OneFootball

Filipe Luís commented that the state championship could end within 20 years

Flamengo changed its plans at the last minute and decided to face Vasco with the main squad, after the under-20 team played in three matches. After the victory against Vasco, Filipe Luís commented on the significance of the state championships and predicted that they might end in at least 20 years.

— The state championships carry different weight for each state and each club that wants to make them a priority. Obviously, it’s not the main goal for any big club that wants to win titles during the season. The trend, with fewer dates, we don’t know what it will be, whether they will continue to be important or if in 10 or 20 years they will still exist. The schedule is complicated, as everyone knows — Filipe Luís began.

— Risk and courage are precisely because the dates are so tight and we pay the price for the success of reaching the Club World Cup final and having the championship start now. It’s about staying calm, facing, if not the competition, the weight of wearing the Flamengo shirt and always giving your best — he concluded.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH FLAMENGO?

Flamengo started the Campeonato Carioca with the under-20 team, while the main squad was in preseason and focused on the Supercopa do Brasil. However, the youngsters didn’t win any matches, and Mengão ended up at the bottom of Group B.

As a result, Flamengo changed its plans to avoid elimination in the first phase. Thus, the red-and-black team faced Vasco with the professional squad. In the end, they dominated Vasco for the full 90 minutes and won 1-0.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S SEASON LIKE?

The Campeonato Carioca is the least relevant tournament for Flamengo in 2026. That’s because o Mais Querido will still compete in the Supercopa do Brasil, the Recopa Sudamericana, the Copa do Brasil, the Libertadores, and the Brasileirão.

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