Coluna do Fla
·26 de fevereiro de 2026
Portuguesa-RJ sign former Flamengo Brasileirão champion

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·26 de fevereiro de 2026

Portuguesa-RJ continues to fight against relegation to the second division of the Campeonato Carioca, but is also making moves with an eye on Série D of the Brasileirão. As such, the Rio club has announced the signing of Lenon, who was discovered by Flamengo.
This Wednesday (24), Portuguesa-RJ used social media to announce the signing of right-back Lenon. The defender was discovered by Flamengo and was champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2009, under the management of Andrade.
Lenon got his first opportunity at Flamengo in 2009, under coach Cuca. The player featured in 13 matches for the red-and-black team. Thus, he was part of the squad that won the Brasileirão that same year. During this period, he did not contribute to any goals.
Flamengo loaned Lenon several times to Goiás, Duque de Caxias, Náutico, Sport, and Macaé before transferring the player permanently. Afterwards, he went on to play for Cabofriense, Guarani, Vasco, Cuiabá, Portuguesa-SP, Barra-SC, Oeste, Confiança, Botafogo-PB, and Capital-DF.
Currently, Portuguesa-RJ is competing in the relegation quadrangular to avoid dropping to the second division of the Campeonato Carioca. The club is in second place, with four points from three matches. Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, the leader, has seven.
Flamengo, Lenon's former club, remains focused on the upcoming challenges of the season. That's because the red-and-black team faces Lanús (ARG) this Thursday (26), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana.
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