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José Boto commented on Flamengo’s situation in the transfer market

Flamengo is in Argentina to face Lanús (ARG) this Thursday (19th), in the first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana. Before the match, football director José Boto commented on Mengão’s activity in the market. He also mentioned the evolution of Brazilian football and compared it to European leagues.

— Brazil, although it has evolved a lot in terms of attracting players, and we have brought very important athletes from European football to Flamengo, still does not have the strength of some European leagues — he began.

“The problem is that we have reached a very high level, a standard that only these players can meet”, concluded José Boto, football director of Flamengo, in an interview with ESPN Brasil, this Thursday (19th).

HOW HAS FLAMENGO’S TRANSFER MARKET BEEN?

This season, Flamengo has signed three players. The first to arrive was defender Vitão, who was at Internacional. Next, goalkeeper Andrew signed a contract, coming from Gil Vicente (POR). Finally, midfielder Lucas Paquetá was the third reinforcement.

In addition, Flamengo tried other big-money signings, but without success. First, the red-and-black team went after striker Taty Castellanos, who was at Lazio (ITA). Next, Kaio Jorge from Cruzeiro was another target. Finally, Mengão also tried to sign Jhon Arias.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Thus, Flamengo is in Argentina for the first match of the Recopa Sudamericana. O Mais Querido faces Lanús this Thursday (19th), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio La Fortaleza. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information.

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