Rossi on criticism, won't guarantee stay at Flamengo: “For now...”

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·2 de julio de 2026

Rossi on criticism, won't guarantee stay at Flamengo: “For now...”

What did Rossi, Flamengo’s goalkeeper, say during the mid-season break in Portugal?

Rossi completed three years at Flamengo this Thursday (02). In an interview during the club’s mid-season break in Portugal, the goalkeeper celebrated the milestone wearing the Sacred Shirt, but did not guarantee that he will remain with the Rubro-Negro.

The difference from when I arrived until now is the affection I receive from the fans. I’m very happy and pleased to be completing three years at the club and happy to have managed to fulfill all the expectations I had before arriving. I admit it exceeded what I imagined, and I’m happy to still be at the club for now,” Rossi said in an interview this Thursday (02).

Since the start of the season, Rossi has drawn interest from some teams abroad. In the first transfer window, Besiktas (TUR) even sent Flamengo an offer for the goalkeeper, which was rejected.

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After that, River Plate was another team that showed interest in signing Rossi. Faced with this situation, the Rubro-Negro made it clear that they are not thinking about negotiating the player for now. Flamengo’s number 1 has a contract with the club until December 2027.

HOW DOES ROSSI DEAL WITH THE PRESSURE AT FLAMENGO?

Still during the press conference, Rossi answered how he has been reacting to the demands from Flamengo supporters. In his remarks, the number 1 made it clear that he always tries to self-assess in order to reduce mistakes in matches.

There will always be criticism. With the speed of information and today’s media, there will always be criticism. In view of that, it’s always important to do a self-analysis of each game, of each performance, to keep improving and reduce mistakes as much as possible,” he stressed, before concluding: Pressure happens at every club, but at Flamengo it’s even greater. The ball always comes to you maybe twice, and if you make mistakes on those two, it seems like everything is wrong. But I take into account the analysis of those who understand, of those who criticize, while I leave the deeper analysis to my personal coach and Flamengo’s goalkeeper coaches,” Rossi concluded.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With Rossi available, Flamengo face River Plate (ARG) in the team’s first friendly in Portugal. The match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Friday (03). Therefore, as usual, Coluna do Fla TV will show all the details of the match with on-site coverage from Simon Lédo and Rock Hudson on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

WATCH FLAMENGO MATCHES03/07 – Flamengo vs River Plate – 3:30 p.m.08/07 – Flamengo vs Lausanne – 4:30 p.m.11/07 – Flamengo vs Benfica – 3:30 p.m.*All times are Brasília time.

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