The “classic of the millions” between Vasco and Flamengo, this Saturday (19), at 18:30 (Brasília), for the fifth round of Brasileirão, will have the red-black striker Bruno Henrique as a character, once again. Now for a new reason.
Accustomed to scoring in the classic – he is the top scorer of the 21st century confrontation with 11 goals – the 34 -year -old goes to Maracanã in the midst of him.
Bruno Henrique was indicted by the PF on suspicion of fraud in sports competition. He would have during a match against Santos in November 2023, with the purpose of.
Flamengo keeps Bruno Henrique in the cast
One day after the case explodes last Tuesday (15), he was usually related by Flamengo for the match against Youth in Maracanã.
Bruno Henrique started the game on the reserve bench and when the red-black was already groving the Serra Gaucha team. The striker was applauded by the fans present to Maracanã.
Now, he will also have to deal with rivals provocations, as the classics in Rio de Janeiro traditionally have divided fans.
Bruno Henrique has scored three goals at Vasco only in 2025
And the Vascoans, of course, have more reason to try to destabilize Bruno Henrique. After all, no team has led so many goals from the striker since his debut for Flamengo in 2019 than Vasco.
In 2025, for example, the “King of the Classics” shook the net in the three matches he made against Vasco, all for the Carioca Championship. In the semifinals of the state ,.
It is not yet known, however, if BH will start in the classic of this Saturday. It is expected that Pedro, recovered from knee injury, will be among the initials of coach Filipe Luís again.
