Coluna do Fla
·9 September 2025
Former Flamengo striker released by third-tier Brasileirão side

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·9 September 2025
Botafogo-PB has already started restructuring the team with an eye on the 2026 season. Out of the final stages of the third division of this year's Brasileirão, the team from Paraíba has made a 'clean sweep' of the squad, in which Henrique Dourado, former Flamengo player, was released.
Through an official statement on Monday (08), Botafogo-PB announced the release of 13 players from the squad. Among the names mentioned is Henrique Dourado. Finally, the club announced that midfielders Igor Maduro and Thallyson were loaned to Volta Redonda until the end of this season.
Henrique Dourado faced Flamengo twice while playing for Botafogo-PB. The matches took place in the third round of the Copa do Brasil. On that occasion, Mengão won both matches, 1-0 in the first leg and 4-2 in the return leg. Thus, with these results, the Rubro-Negro advanced to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Striker Henrique Dourado joined Flamengo in 2018 after being the top scorer of the Brasileirão in 2017, when he played for Fluminense. At that time, the Rubro-Negro signed a contract with the player valid until 2021. However, in 2019, Mengo sold the player to Henan Jianye, China, for R$ 22 million at the time.
While Henrique is without a club, Flamengo continues to prepare for the upcoming commitments of the season. Thus, Mengo takes the field on Sunday (14) when they face Juventude, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.
The match kicks off at 4 PM (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV shows all the details of the match on YouTube, in addition to keeping the fans informed on the website and social media. Finally, Amazon Prime (streaming) broadcasts the match.
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