Pedro reveals frank talk with Filipe Luís, admits struggles under ex-Flamengo boss

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·9 March 2026

Pedro reveals frank talk with Filipe Luís, admits struggles under ex-Flamengo boss

Pedro and Filipe Luís had some ‘clashes’ during the coach’s time at Flamengo

Flamengo won the Campeonato Carioca title this Sunday (08), after defeating Fluminense in a penalty shootout. During the celebration, Pedro was asked about how his relationship with former coach Filipe Luís was, after some difficult moments at the club.

— (The relationship) Ended up fine. I even went to Filipe’s office, talked to him to clear the air. It was the best way for us to get along, to talk, to forgive, it was a very good conversation between him and me. It ended very well. There were tough moments, his choices, decisions, but it ended in the best way possible — he said, before concluding:

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— We played together, we also achieved things with him as coach and me as a player. It ended well, a respectful relationship day to day. So, without a doubt it served as a lesson for me and for him, who is a coach just starting out and will have a successful career. That’s what I wish for him, I told him that when we said goodbye — concluded Pedro, in an interview with ‘SporTV’.

Did Pedro and Filipe Luís have problems at Flamengo?

Yes! Teammates as players at Flamengo, Filipe Luís and Pedro did not have the same relationship when the former full-back became coach. In fact, in July of last year, the coach publicly criticized the striker, who was not showing the right attitude during training sessions.

The behavior and attitude of Pedro during the week… It was regrettable, bordering on ridiculous. Obviously, Pedro has his personal issues with the board, with the club, his own problems. And it’s not just now that he’s been training very poorly. But this week, for me, he broke a clear principle that we have as a coaching staff and as a group of players, which is the training culture. What he did was disrespectful, his attitude in training. And I didn’t hesitate for a moment to leave him out of the squad, because this kind of behavior can be contagious. I tried to protect him for a long time, but Pedro has to want it. He has to want it more than I do. I can’t want it more than him. And we see on the field the training culture established, that they can run, perform. My eyes tell me what I see in training, but we have data, GPS data that says Pedro is last in everything this week. And a player who is last in all physical metrics is not ready to perform. You can blame the coach, the system, Arrascaeta, whoever. But the blame is his. He has to want it,” said Filipe Luís, after Flamengo’s win over São Paulo.

Furthermore, Pedro was not an undisputed starter in Flamengo’s attack under Filipe Luís. The coach even chose to field Bruno Henrique and Gonzalo Plata out of their usual positions in most of Rubro-Negro’s matches.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

With Pedro available, Flamengo now turns its focus to the Brasileirão. Thus, this Wednesday (11), Leonardo Jardim’s team faces Cruzeiro at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the fifth round of the national championship.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (broadcast TV), GE TV (YouTube) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the Brasileirão match.

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