Defender explains Jorginho's telling-off after Flamengo game in Portugal

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·8. Juli 2026

Defender explains Jorginho's telling-off after Flamengo game in Portugal

What did Daniel Silva say after Flamengo vs Lausanne Sports (SUI)?

Daniel Silva is one of the academy graduates joining Flamengo’s squad during the mid-season break in Portugal. After the Rubro-Negro side’s 2-0 win over Lausanne (SUI), the 17-year-old center back explained what it is like living alongside the more experienced players in the squad. The player also revealed why he got a ‘telling-off’ from Jorginho after Wednesday’s (08) match.

– In training and on the pitch, the more experienced players help us a lot. They pass on their experience about what is right and what is wrong. It’s always good to listen to the more experienced ones and learn from them –, he said, before concluding: – Jorginho talks to me more about doing some extra work after training ends. Off the pitch, even today, I came out of the game, went to shower and took my phone with me. Then he told me: go take a shower, forget the phone (laughs). So I take that experience from him, from Vitão, and from the guys in defense over there –, Daniel Silva concluded.

HOW HAS DANIEL SILVA’S PARTICIPATION BEEN DURING FLAMENGO’S MID-SEASON BREAK IN PORTUGAL?

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Daniel Silva and the entire Flamengo squad have been in the Algarve since June 27. During this period, the players undergo medical, tactical, and physical assessments in training. This way, coach Leonardo Jardim gets a better understanding of the players he has in the squad.

In short, in Flamengo’s first friendly against River Plate (ARG), Daniel Silva did not come off the bench. However, in the clash with Lausanne, the center back got a few minutes for the Rubro-Negro team.

HAD DANIEL SILVA ALREADY PLAYED FOR FLAMENGO’S SENIOR TEAM?

It is important to point out that before playing against Lausanne, Daniel Silva had already been used in Flamengo’s senior team. Still under Filipe Luís, the center back made his first-team debut in the match against Madureira, in the second leg of the Carioca semifinal.

SEE MORE OF DANIEL SILVA’S COMMENTS AFTER FLAMENGO VS LAUSANNE

ABOUT LEONARDO JARDIM

“Leonardo Jardim has been helping us a lot. In training, he separates us academy players from the professionals so we don’t get lost in the games. There are many tactical differences from youth football to the senior level. Because of that, he has been showing us the way”

THE PRESSURE OF PLAYING FOR FLAMENGO

“Press conferences are very difficult, you have to think fast. Watching on television, it looks easy (laughs). The pressure at Flamengo is huge, the fans are on you, the media too… We have to take advantage of it and get used to living all of this, because Flamengo is massive”

ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

“Comments on social media can shake you a little, but we are players. We have to get used to it. Sometimes we have to listen in order to improve, but that’s basically it”

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH DURING THE MID-SEASON BREAK IN PORTUGAL?

With Daniel Silva available, Flamengo faces Benfica (POR) this Saturday (11) at 3:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Algarve. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.