Flamengo Seals Brazilian Title to Complete 2025 Double, Turns Focus to Qatar

Overview

• A 1-0 win over Ceará at a packed Maracanã clinched the league with 78 points, as Samuel Lino scored from Jorge Carrascal’s pass before 73,244 fans.
• The triumph completes a Libertadores–Brasileirão double achieved four days apart and adds to 2025 Carioca and Supercopa titles.
• Football director José Boto said the first team departs Saturday for Doha while a sub-20/secondary side coached by Bruno Pivetti faces Mirassol, with the match expected to move to Saturday.
• Flamengo opens the Intercontinental Cup against Cruz Azul on December 10 in Qatar, with a potential path to Pyramids on December 13 and PSG on December 17.
• Coach Filipe Luís, now with five trophies in 14 months, praised a squad he said “made history,” as outlets differ on whether this is the club’s eighth or ninth Brasileirão and prize figures remain unannounced.