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Giorgian De Arrascaeta from Flamengo is the King of America ahead of Argentine Lionel Messi

The newspaper El País awarded the title of King of America to Arrascaeta from Flamengo. The Uruguayan midfielder surpassed Messi in the award. Additionally, four other Flamengo players are in the ranking of the top ten on the continent.

Number 14 leads, Pulgar is in fifth place, Bruno Henrique is seventh, Rossi is eighth, and Carrascal is ninth in the listing. The survey is from the Uruguayan newspaper El País, the same that elected the star of the season.

What is the complete ranking of the Best in America?

It is noted that only Gustavo Gomez represents Palmeiras on the list. Therefore, forwards Flaco Lopez and Vitor Roque, from the São Paulo team, were not even considered for the King of America.

But how did Arrascaeta surpass Messi?

The idol of Flamengo achieved the honor with four times more votes than Lionel Messi. This is because the Flamengo midfielder received 179 nominations. Meanwhile, “La Pulga” came in second place with 39.

Arrascaeta – 179 votes | 67.8% Messi – 39 votes | 14.8% Adrián Martínez – 12 votes | 5%

How many Flamengo players have won the King of America?

Arrascaeta is the fifth player from Flamengo to win the award. Zico (1977, 81, and 82), Bebeto (89), Gabigol (2019), and Pedro (2022) have already placed Mengão at the top of the continent. The Uruguayan, however, has a bronze (2019) and a silver (2022) on his resume.

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