Flamengo player announces loss of 8-week baby in social media post | OneFootball

Dyogo Alves commented on the matter in an Instagram post

While Flamengo prepares for its debut in the Copa Libertadores, some sad news behind the scenes caught the players by surprise. Goalkeeper Dyogo Alves announced that he lost the eight-week-old baby he and his partner were expecting.

Victoria Caruso and Dyogo Alves, Flamengo’s goalkeeper, shared the news through a post on social media. The Rubro-Negro athlete said that his partner had been pregnant since December 2025.

“No words can describe what we felt at that moment”, said Victoria Caruso. Shortly afterward, Dyogo Alves added: “I told her to stay calm, that God promised this to us, and He is faithful to fulfill it.”

WHO IS DYOGO ALVES?

Dyogo Alves came through at Flamengo, joining the club’s youth ranks in 2018. The goalkeeper is a survivor of the Ninho do Urubu fire in 2019. He finally made his first-team debut in January 2024.

Currently, Dyogo Alves is under contract with Flamengo until December of this year. In other words, he can already sign a pre-contract agreement with another team starting in July. However, the goalkeeper was registered by the Most Beloved for the Copa Libertadores.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Thus, Flamengo will make its Copa Libertadores debut this Wednesday (08) at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time, against Cusco (PER), away from home. As usual, Coluna do Fla will bring all the information on the match live from Peru.

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