Felipe Melo slams Wallace Yan in Flamengo v Atlético-MG: "Cheeky lad"

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·28. Juli 2025

Felipe Melo slams Wallace Yan in Flamengo v Atlético-MG: "Cheeky lad"

What did Felipe Melo say about Wallace Yan's performance in the Flamengo x Atlético-MG game?

Wallace Yan 'ignited' another game of Flamengo in the season. Last Sunday (27), the athlete came off the bench, suffered the foul that generated the goal of Léo Ortiz and, to top it off, irritated Hulk and other players of Atlético-MG. Faced with this situation, Felipe Melo made an assessment of the attacker's performance in the Brasileirão match.

— He (Wallace Yan) goes after the opponent, he's a cheeky kid. He was arguing with Hulk, and he was teasing him. It's a kid's thing and good for Flamengo. This substitution made a huge difference for Flamengo. I believe that if this substitution hadn't been made, Atlético-MG could have held the draw at Maracanã. It's the range of options that Flamengo has in the squad -, declared Filipe Luís on the 'Fechamento' program, from SporTV.

HOW WAS WALLACE YAN'S PERFORMANCE IN THE FLAMENGO GAME AGAINST ATLÉTICO-MG?

The attacker started as an option on the bench in the Flamengo game against Atlético-MG. However, during the second half, Wallace Yan came on in place of Arrascaeta. Right from the start, the athlete received a foul on the left side of the attack, from which came the goal of Léo Ortiz.

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Even before Luiz Araújo took the free kick, Wallace Yan argued with Atlético-MG players. In this way, as soon as the number 3 of Mengão scored the goal at Maracanã, the Flamengo player provoked the opponent, getting Hulk and his teammates upset. After the end of the match, the Atlético-MG player went to complain to Filipe Luís about the behavior of the player from Ninho.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

With Wallace Yan available, Flamengo faces Atlético-MG again, this time in the Copa do Brasil. The first leg of the round of 16 takes place on Thursday (31), at 21:30 (Brasília time), at Maracanã. From this, Coluna do Fla shows the details of the match with 'in loco' coverage by reporters Leo José and Rodrigo Lima.

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