Flamengo focus on Libertadores return, Felipe Melo critiques Pedro, Bap row, Danilo opts to stay | OneFootball

According to Coluna Do Fla, Flamengo step up preparations on Tuesday, 15 September, for the Libertadores return leg against Independiente del Valle (EQU).

On Sunday, Flamengo beat Corinthians 2-1 in the 27th round, Bruno Henrique sealing the win. Despite the control, Pedro drew criticism as ex-player and commentator Felipe Melo felt he lacked seriousness at times, highlighting a 21st-minute chance he tried to chest rather than head.

Leonardo Jardim will lead a 10:00 Brasília-time session at Ninho do Urubu, the second workout focused on Independiente del Valle. The squad’s attention is fixed on earning a place in the Libertadores semi-finals.

Paulo Angioni, Fluminense’s director of football who previously worked at Flamengo, died on Saturday, 12 September. At Sunday’s wake at Fluminense’s headquarters, Flamengo chief Luiz Eduardo Baptista, Bap, wore a white jacket in the same model as the club’s penultimate third shirt, prompting anger online from rival fans who viewed it as a provocation and against the statute that bars opponents’ attire on site.

Centre-back Danilo has opted to remain at Flamengo and, for now, declined a CBF invitation to join a technical council linked to the Seleção Brasileira and assist Carlo Ancelotti. The plan had been to include him at the start of the new cycle. Flamengo have presented a post-retirement project, and a new contract through 2027 is likely to be signed by next week.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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