Coluna do Fla
·8 December 2025
Léo Ortiz surprises Filipe Luís' staff at Flamengo

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·8 December 2025

Flamengo is already in Doha, Qatar, preparing for the Intercontinental debut. During Monday's activity (08), Léo Ortiz praised Rodrigo Caio, showering compliments on the former defender who is part of Filipe Luís's coaching staff.
Through social media, Léo Ortiz posted a photo where he appeared alongside Rodrigo Caio and Erick Pulgar. In the caption, the number 3 wrote the following for the former defender: “Idol”. Finally, the athlete called the Chilean midfielder a “machine”.
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Rodrigo Caio is a recent idol in Flamengo's history due to his achievements on the field. As part of the '2019 Generation', the former defender accumulated titles and records with the Sacred Mantle. Among the most important achievements are the Libertadores and two Brazilian Championships.
In his new role, as an assistant in Filipe Luís's coaching staff, Rodrigo Caio has reaped good results. Early in his work, the former athlete works directly with the defensive part of the red-black team and has a direct contribution to the success of Mengão's defenders.
After winning the Libertadores, Flamengo secured a spot in the Intercontinental. Already on Qatari soil since last Sunday (07), the red-black squad has already conducted two activities focusing on the tournament debut.
The last and decisive training session takes place this Tuesday (09). It will be during this exercise that Filipe Luís will define the starting team to face Cruz Azul (MEX) on Wednesday (10) in Qatar.
The match between Flamengo and Cruz Azul takes place this Wednesday (10) at 2 PM (Brasília time). Thus, Coluna do Fla TV shows the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (open channel), GETV, and CazéTV (YouTube) also broadcast the match.
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