Coluna do Fla
·25 Oktober 2025
Fortaleza boss meets Fluminense legend on the eve of Flamengo clash

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·25 Oktober 2025

Fortaleza is ready to face Flamengo this Saturday (25th), in a match valid for the 30th round of the Brasileirão. On the eve of the clash with Mengão, Martín Palermo, the coach of the Fortaleza team, met with a recent idol in the history of Fluminense. It was the former striker Fred.
Last Friday (24th), Fred visited Fortaleza’s training center facilities. During this visit, the former striker ended up meeting Palermo and had a meeting with Marcelo Paz, CEO of Fortaleza’s SAF. The information comes from ‘GE’.
It’s worth noting that Fred is the newest coach of Fortaleza’s under-18 team. Thus, since retiring from the pitch, this will be the ex-player’s first job on the sidelines. Previously, however, the former striker had worked behind the scenes at Fluminense.
For the upcoming match, coach Martín Palermo has some important absences. Starting with Lucero and Kuscevic, who will serve an automatic suspension due to their third yellow card.
Additionally, João Ricardo, Lucas Crispim, Benevenuto, Matheus Pereira, and Allanzinho are also out of this Saturday’s (25th) clash. That’s because these players are currently in Fortaleza’s Medical Department.
Coach Filipe Luís will be without Carrascal, Erick Pulgar, and Pedro (forearm fracture), who are suspended. Meanwhile, Léo Ortiz and Alex Sandro stayed in Rio de Janeiro to prepare for the match against Racing (ARG), for the Libertadores. Finally, De La Cruz and Cebolinha are also out, as they are recovering from a virus and a hip injury, respectively.
The match between Flamengo and Fortaleza takes place at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) this Saturday (25th), at Castelão. As usual, Coluna do Fla will cover the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on their website and social media. Finally, the match will be broadcast on Premiere (pay-per-view).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.









































