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What happened to Henrique Dourado at Botafogo da Paraíba?

Botafogo-PB has already started restructuring its team in view of the 2026 season. Out of the final stages of this year's third division of the Brasileirão, the team from Paraíba has made a 'clean sweep' of the squad, in which Henrique Dourado, former Flamengo player, was dismissed.

Through an official statement on Monday (08), Botafogo-PB announced the departure of 13 players from the squad. Among the names mentioned is that of Henrique Dourado. Finally, the club announced that midfielders Igor Maduro and Thallyson were loaned to Volta Redonda until the end of this season.

DID HENRIQUE DOURADO FACE FLAMENGO PLAYING FOR BOTAFOGO-PB?

Henrique Dourado faced Flamengo twice playing for Botafogo-PB. The matches took place in the third round of the Copa do Brasil. On that occasion, Mengão won both matches, 1-0 in the first leg, and 4-2 in the return. Thus, given the results, Rubro-Negro managed to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.

WHAT WAS HENRIQUE DOURADO'S JOURNEY AT FLAMENGO?

Striker Henrique Dourado arrived at Flamengo in 2018 after being the top scorer of the Brasileirão in 2017, when he played for Fluminense. At that time, Rubro-Negro signed a contract with the athlete valid until 2021. However, in 2019, Mengo sold the player to Henan Jianye, from China, for R$ 22 million at the time.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE 2025 SEASON?

While Henrique is without a club, Flamengo continues to prepare for the next commitments of the season. Thus, Mengo takes the field on Sunday (14) when it faces Juventude, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

The ball rolls at 4 PM (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV shows all the details of the confrontation, on YouTube, in addition to keeping the fan informed on the website and on social media. Finally, Amazon Prime (streaming) broadcasts the confrontation.

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