Flamengo today: main news this Thursday, 13/08/2026 | OneFootball

Check out the main Flamengo headlines on this August 13

Coluna do Fla gathered the main Flamengo news this Thursday (13). That’s because the sports media has been covering important stories about the Rubro-Negro, who drew 1-1 with Cruzeiro in the first leg of the Libertadores Round of 16.

The mystery involving Bruno Henrique after Matheus Henrique was not sent off in Flamengo x Cruzeiro

First of all, Flamengo and Cruzeiro drew 1-1 on Wednesday (12), in the first leg of the Libertadores Round of 16. At Mineirão, the home side avoided going down to 10 men still in the first half after a very hard challenge by Matheus Henrique on Bruno Henrique. The Rubro-Negro idol spoke about the incident after the match and showed concern about the seriousness of the injury.

Lucas Paquetá’s outburst after scoring against Cruzeiro as he looks ahead to Flamengo’s qualification

It took just one touch of the ball for Lucas Paquetá to score the equalizer for Flamengo against Cruzeiro on Wednesday (12). The midfielder highlighted that he still does not feel 100% physically fit and praised the Rubro-Negro squad for their performance in the Libertadores Round of 16 at Mineirão.

— I was on the sidelines cheering for my teammates; our group is very strong. I’m happy I came on, helped with the goal, and brought the decider back home. We left at 0-0, which is important for us. Hopefully we can play a great match there as well -, he said.

No break! Flamengo squad returns this Thursday focused on the match against Mirassol in the Brasileirão

It is worth noting that Flamengo’s squad will not have time to rest after the draw with Cruzeiro in the Libertadores. The players return this Thursday (13) at Ninho do Urubu to focus on their next Brasileirão match. In short, Leonardo Jardim will lead the Rubro-Negro training session starting at 10 a.m. (Brasília time).

It is important to mention that Flamengo’s delegation landed in Rio de Janeiro at around 3:52 a.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (13). Before the next Brasileirão match, the Rubro-Negro squad will have three training sessions in the Marvelous City and then travel to São Paulo.

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