Flamengo fitness coach on plans for ‘unusual’ pre-World Cup season

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·12 de janeiro de 2026

Flamengo fitness coach on plans for ‘unusual’ pre-World Cup season

Flamengo Will Have a Packed Schedule in World Cup Year

Members of the Flamengo coaching staff held a press conference this Monday (12th) at CT Ninho do Urubu, with the presence of fitness coach Diogo Linhares. Among the topics discussed, Linhares clarified how the club is adapting the team’s physical training for the 2026 season, which will feature an intense and ‘condensed’ schedule in a World Cup year.

— We are continuing the structured work we started last year. We know there is room for improvement this year, and we are working on that with meetings and adjustments to be made within Flamengo’s working model. The 2026 season is atypical because of the schedule, which is more condensed before the World Cup, and that led us to send specific guidelines to the players, — he began.

— During their vacation, in the ‘more introductory’ phase, as we called this last week, so that we wouldn’t be starting from scratch today. Flamengo played almost 80 matches last season. We had the World Cup in June in the United States, where some clubs had a chance to recover. We were discussing the World Cup and even played in the Intercontinental in December, — concluded Diogo Linhares.

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WILL FLAMENGO HAVE A PACKED SCHEDULE?

Flamengo will not have any breaks in 2026: the schedule will remain as intense as in 2025. The team will compete in the Supercopa, Recopa, Campeonato Carioca, Brasileirão, Libertadores, and Copa do Brasil. If they win the continental tournament, they will also compete in the Club World Cup, keeping the number of matches high and requiring special attention to preparation and physical recovery.

Additionally, the schedule will pause for the World Cup, which is set to take place from June 11 to July 19. Despite the period allocated for training, the interruption reduces the time available for league matches, forcing adjustments in the squad’s logistics and reinforcing the need for rigorous planning to maintain performance in all competitions.

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