Flamengo idol backs Filipe Luís, calls out board’s lack of patience | OneFootball

Filipe Luís left Flamengo with seven titles won

Flamengo announced the dismissal of coach Filipe Luís last Tuesday (03). Now, the red-black board is ‘racing against time’ to announce a new name for the position. An idol of Mengão, Ronaldo Angelim came out in defense of the former Fla coach.

— We were caught by surprise with the dismissal of Filipe Luís. There was a delay in renewing his contract and a rush to fire him because he lost the Recopa and the Supercopa. Two irrelevant competitions. The team wasn’t playing well, he needed to be held accountable, but nothing that would justify firing the coach. The guy won everything last year — he said, before concluding:

— The main competitions are still to be played. It doesn’t matter how you start, it’s how you finish. Flamengo was the last club to report back, trained very little and it’s normal that the team isn’t yet in the physical and technical shape to play as they did last year. The board lacked patience. The fans always demand results. But I thought the dismissal was exaggerated — Angelim concluded, in a video on social media.

What are Filipe Luís’s numbers at Flamengo?

In 101 matches as coach of Flamengo, Filipe Luís has 64 wins, 22 draws and 15 losses, with a 70% success rate. In addition, the young manager won seven titles: Copa do Brasil, Supercopa do Brasil, Carioca, Brasileirão, Libertadores, Derby das Américas and Challenger Cup.

However, after a historic season in 2025, Filipe Luís’s Flamengo did not show good results at the start of 2026. Thus, in addition to finishing runners-up in the Supercopa do Brasil and the Recopa Sul-Americana, the worn relationship between the coach and president Bap culminated in the coach’s dismissal.

Who will be Flamengo’s new coach?

Before firing Filipe Luís, Flamengo already had a name ‘lined up’: Leonardo Jardim. Thus, the former Cruzeiro coach landed in Rio de Janeiro this Tuesday (03) and is preparing to sign a two-year contract with the Rubro-Negro.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Leonardo Jardim, in fact, already has a date to debut as coach of Flamengo. That’s because, this Sunday (08), the Rubro-Negro faces Fluminense at 6pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the grand final of the Campeonato Carioca.

Thus, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Fluminense, through YouTube, the website and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air TV), GE TV (YouTube),SporTV (cable channel) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the final of the Carioca.

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