Flamengo Fines Pulgar After Red Card in 3–0 Bragantino Loss

Overview

• Erick Pulgar was sent off for a violent foul on Sant'Ana after a VAR review, and Flamengo lost 3–0 to Red Bull Bragantino.
• Flamengo fined the midfielder the next day, calling the dismissal an avoidable act of violent conduct.
• Club president Luiz Eduardo Baptista confronted the squad at the training center with a hard message that demanded a shift in attitude.
• Team leaders held a closed-door meeting in response, with players describing shame and a need to take responsibility.
• With Pulgar suspended, staff planned to start Evertton Araújo in his place as the club applies a zero‑tolerance policy that has also punished Wallace Yan, Plata, and Carrascal.