Pedro open to Intercontinental run with Flamengo: "Big things are coming"

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·4 December 2025

Pedro open to Intercontinental run with Flamengo: "Big things are coming"

Pedro is recovering from arm and thigh injuries

Out of the final of the Libertadores and the last rounds of the Brasileirão, Pedro still dreams of playing in the Intercontinental Cup. Almost fully recovered from the arm fracture, the number 9 still needs treatment for the muscle injury in his thigh. Despite the short time frame, the striker dreams of being on the field in Qatar.

— Thank God my arm has improved a lot, I’m almost 100%, not quite there yet, but well recovered. Unfortunately, I had a thigh injury that made me miss the final and this game as well, but I’m giving my all to be at the Club World Cup, no doubt about it. It’s not easy, because it was a serious injury, a severe one, but God willing I’ll be there, I believe there are great things yet to happen this year — said Pedro.

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— So, until the day of the Club World Cup arrives, I’ll be fighting for it, I’ll be giving my best, recovering, resting, and treating myself 24 hours a day to give my best, to try to be at this World Cup. Without a doubt, it would be another dream to play in another World Cup for Flamengo. No doubt about it. I’m thinking about it and striving for it. It’s not easy, but I believe anything can happen — he added.

SINCE WHEN HAS PEDRO BEEN OUT?

Pedro hasn’t played since the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores da América, at the end of October, when he broke his arm against Racing (ARG), at Maracanã. When the player was nearing the end of his treatment, he ended up suffering a muscle injury in his thigh, which took him out of the Libertadores final.

The expectation is that Pedro will only return to the pitch in the second half of January. However, as the striker himself said, the goal is to recover as quickly as possible, and who knows, be in Qatar for the Intercontinental Cup, the Club World Cup.

WHAT ELSE DID PEDRO SAY IN THE INTERVIEW?

— I was out of the final, the last game of the Brasileirão and the final (Libertadores) as well, but without a doubt I felt like I was on the field with my teammates. I know how much we dedicated ourselves this year to win the titles, and I was part of it too, thank God, also being important in both titles. Of course, my teammates also helped me every day to evolve, to grow together with them — mentioned Pedro.

— That’s what we wanted, to end the year winning. What is expected from Flamengo is to win and win, as the anthem says, so I’m happy. Without a doubt, I also feel like I’m on the field. I just have to thank God for every phase I live here at Flamengo. Every title is unforgettable for me, it’s as if it were the first, so I hope to keep winning here, and if God wills, this year we’ll fight for another title, because there’s still the World Cup — he concluded.

WILL THERE BE ENOUGH TIME, PEDRO?

Flamengo will already be on the field in the Intercontinental next Wednesday (10th), against Cruz Azul from Mexico, in Qatar. If they reach the final, Pedro will have a little more time, since the final against PSG (FRA) is on December 17th.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.