Venue set! FERJ confirms stadium for Flamengo’s Carioca opener | OneFootball

Flamengo and Portuguesa Face Off This Sunday (11)

The journey towards the third championship begins! Next Sunday (11), Flamengo will face Portuguesa in a match brought forward from the fifth round of the Campeonato Carioca. This Monday (05), the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) confirmed that the match will take place at the Raulino de Oliveira Stadium in Volta Redonda.

The venue for the match became a mystery. Flamengo, the home team, cannot play at Maracanã at the start of the season due to turf improvement works. Thus, two options were considered: Raulino de Oliveira and Moça Bonita in Bangu.

Therefore, Flamengo requested to play in Volta Redonda due to the better quality of the pitch compared to Bangu's field. After the request, FERJ confirmed the game in Volta Redonda, starting at 6 PM (Brasília time).

WAS THIS THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE GAME?

The match between Flamengo and Portuguesa was initially set for 8:30 PM (Brasília time). However, last week, Globo, the holder of the broadcasting rights for the Campeonato Carioca, requested the match to be moved to 6 PM (Brasília time). Thus, the game will be broadcast on free-to-air TV for Rio de Janeiro and much of Brazil.

Besides Globo, the pay-per-view channel Premiere will also broadcast Flamengo's debut in the Campeonato Carioca. But if Mengão is on the field, fans already know: there is full coverage from Coluna do Fla, on the website, on social media, and also on YouTube.

Moreover, the match was initially scheduled for January 31 but had to be moved up. After all, on February 1, Flamengo will play in the Supercopa do Brasil against Corinthians at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília. The clash marks the meeting of the current Brasileirão champion with the winner of the Copa do Brasil 2025.

WHAT WILL BE FLAMENGO'S TEAM AGAINST PORTUGUESA?

As the main squad of Flamengo is still on vacation, with a return scheduled for next Monday (12), the Most Beloved will play with the under-20 team, with a lineup similar to the team that drew with Mirassol in the last round of the Brasileirão 2025. Due to this option, Fla withdrew from the Copinha tournament in São Paulo.

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