Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
O Fluminense don announce dia wey dem go face Bahia for the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals, and dis one dey hot like fire! Dem match dey come up today, August 28, 2025, for 7:30 PM (local time) for Arena Fonte Nova.
Di news wey dey make tricolor fans yan with joy na say dem don get some players wey don recover from injury. First, dem zagu (defender) Thiago Silva dey back after e don chop one month wey injury keep am on the sidelines. Wetin better pass dat? Otávio, wey get strong injury for the Achilles tendon, don surprise everybody as e don recover faster than dem expect. Make we no forget Ignácio wey also dey back after him long break because of knee wahala.
Di gaffer (coach) Renato Gaúcho go fit consider Soteldo as one sharp option for attack, since dis guy don resume gameplay after e small time wey he dey rest. Na serious matter o, fans dey expect am to shine like diamond! As dem get ready to battle, battle pass market day, everybody fit join dem roll for di match.
We fit see di full list of di players way dey ready to represent Fluminense: di goalkeepers be Fábio, Marcelo Pitaluga, and Vitor Eudes; di defenders include Ignácio, Freytes, Fuentes, Manoel, Samuel Xavier, Renê, Guga, Julio Fidelis, and of course, Thiago Silva and Thiago Santos. For di midfield, na Facundo Bernal, Hércules, Lezacano, Lima, Lucho Acosta, Martinelli, Nonato, Otávio, PH Ganso, and Riquelme dey ready to show their skills. As for di attackers, dem get A. Canobbio, Germán Cano, Everaldo, John Kennedy, Kevin Serna, Keno, Lavega, Santi Moreno, and Soteldo.
But wait, make I remind you, di official list go still reduce to 23 players before di match, na im be di rule wey dem dey follow. So make dem no carry wahala come o!
As Fluminense dey prepare for dis important clash, fans dey shake body with excitement; dem dey hold di belief say dis season fit carry dem go to glory, just like dem carry palm wine go di village during festive season. Let’s see how e go turn out for dem.
Meanwhile, make we shift small to di political side, as di club management don declare Mattheus Montenegro as di candidate for di presidential election wey dey happen later dis year. E dey hold di position of vice president now, and e go try to continue wetin Mario Bittencourt don start since 2019. This one dey sweet like sugar, as everyone sabi say wetin una go choose fit affect wetin go happen for di club.
Montenegro, wey sabi law well, dey try to secure di presidency while di opposition dey try their best. Ademar Arrais don emerge as di main padi wey dey contest against him. D period for di elections be around November to December, and e go sure say plenty fans go gear up to support dia preferred candidates. Di game no dey end for pitch alone, o!
So, as Fluminense dey prepare to meet Bahia, make we dey eyes down, because dis season fit turn out to be one for di history books!
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