Paquetá on chat with Filipe Luís after call-up, cup joy at Flamengo | OneFootball

Lucas Paquetá will play in the World Cup for Flamengo

Filipe Luís played a key role in Lucas Paquetá’s return to Flamengo at the start of the year. Called up to the Brazilian national team, the midfielder made a point of mentioning the former coach moments after Carlo Ancelotti’s call-up for the World Cup this Monday (18).

— Filipe sent me a message, and I also spoke with him. I thanked him for everything. They are tools used to make sure things are on the right track. Filipe was essential to my return. He did everything he could so that I could come back —, the midfielder said.

— If I’m at Flamengo today, it’s largely because of him, because of the effort he made. Of course, the effort from the whole club as well. I’m very grateful to him and wish him all the best in life. And I know he’s happy about the call-up too. So all that’s left is to thank him —, said Lucas Paquetá to ‘FlamengoTV’.

SO, WHAT WAS THE UNPRECEDENTED FEELING FOR LUCAS PAQUETÁ?

At the 2022 World Cup, Lucas Paquetá wore the Lyon shirt in France. Now, the midfielder will be able to play in the biggest competition on the planet as a player for his boyhood club, Flamengo. Flamengo’s number 20 admitted it feels special.

— I think that when I decided to return to my boyhood club, it was to feel good, to be happy on the pitch again. I knew for sure that’s what I would find. Consequently, when you’re doing well and happy, things tend to work out. Called up once again, another World Cup —, Paquetá said.

— After everything I’ve been through, arriving in a position to compete in another World Cup is incredibly special for me and for my family. And Flamengo is part of that. Today it’s my first World Cup representing my boyhood club —, he concluded.

WHO ELSE FROM FLAMENGO IS GOING TO THE WORLD CUP, THEN?

Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro are also going to the World Cup for Flamengo. The first of them, in fact, is experiencing the same feeling as Paquetá, since he is also a lifelong Flamengo fan and will play in the World Cup as a Fla player for the first time in his career.

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