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Flamengo president Bap revealed an ambitious dream for the season

Flamengo have already won the Libertadores and the Brasileirão in the same year, and have also won the continental tournament and the Copa do Brasil in a single season. However, winning all three major competitions at once has never happened yet — neither with Mengão nor with any other club in the country. That is the big dream of Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, the Rubro-Negro president.

The chairman believes Leonardo Jardim’s team is on the right track with its squad rotation. The coach usually changes four or five players from one match to the next, keeping the players “fresh” for every game of the season.

WHAT DID LUIZ EDUARDO BAPTISTA SAY?

When asked about Filipe Luís’s dismissal in March, Bap raised his tone. The president believes the change in command was necessary and argued that the Brasileirão was at risk if they had waited any longer. He then continued by talking about the year’s priorities.

— It’s part of who I am — I’d fire even my own son without hesitation. We live in a Latin country, with this culture of “playing the victim.” Things aren’t working, but people say let’s give it one more chance. But you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result. I made the decision. You don’t win the league at the beginning, but you can lose it — said Bap.

— Flamengo won’t wait 12 or 13 rounds to be sitting in 16th place and then hire Dorival. By then, the league would already be lost. For me, it’s the Brasileirão, the Libertadores, and the Copa do Brasil. Which one is the priority? I want everything. Because of the squad and the planning. Rotation has never been managed as well as it is now —, added the Flamengo president in an interview during the ‘São Paulo Innovation Week’ event.

WILL THE DREAM STILL BE ALIVE AFTER THIS THURSDAY?

The dream of an unprecedented treble depends heavily on this Thursday (14). After all, Flamengo face Vitória in the knockout stage of the Copa do Brasil at Barradão. O Mais Querido won the first leg 2-1 and can even draw to stay alive in the tournament. Kickoff is at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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