Flamengo today: top news this Tuesday, 31/03/2026 | OneFootball

Check out the highlights from Rubro-Negro news this March 31

Coluna do Fla gathered the main Flamengo updates this Tuesday (31). That’s because the sports news cycle has been covering important stories involving the Rubro-Negro, who continue preparing to return from the FIFA international break.

Bap breaks silence on Plata’s future at Flamengo amid controversies and exit rumors

In recent days, Gonzalo Plata’s situation at Flamengo has drawn attention, and president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, addressed the matter. This Monday (30), the club chief commented on the forward’s future amid exit rumors and controversies involving the player.

— Plata is a Flamengo player, and we have no intention of negotiating him. His situation is discussed and handled by the football department. But we have no intention of negotiating Plata — he said during the launch event for the documentary Zico: the Samurai of Quintino.

Ancelotti ‘sends off’ Flamengo’s Léo Pereira from the Brazil national team

Léo Pereira is still adapting to many things with the Brazil national team, especially Carlo Ancelotti’s language. So when he first received a greeting from the Italian, Flamengo’s number 4 thought the coach of the ‘Seleção’ was sending him off.

— I hadn’t even arrived yet when he said ciao (which means hi, nice to meet you in Italian). At that moment, you get really nervous, but he’s Italian, so I realized it was just the language. Then he said: Nice to meet you, how was the trip, Léo? And I told him it was great —, Léo Pereira said in an interview with ‘TNT Sports’.

See Brazil’s likely lineup for today’s match against Croatia; Danilo and Léo Pereira should start

Brazil face Croatia in a friendly ahead of the 2026 World Cup this Tuesday (31). Kickoff is at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, United States. Flamengo players Flamengo, Danilo and Léo Pereira are available to coach Carlo Ancelotti.

What is Brazil’s likely lineup?

Ederson, Ibañez (Danilo), Marquinhos, Léo Pereira and Douglas Santos; Casemiro and Danilo (Andrey Santos); Luiz Henrique, Matheus Cunha, João Pedro and Vini Jr.

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