Corinthians star: 4 Flamengo players blocked my free-kicks | OneFootball

Matheuzinho signed with Corinthians for 4 million euros (R$21.3 million at the exchange rate at the time)

Matheuzinho left Flamengo in 2024, when he signed with Corinthians. The defender hasn’t forgotten the Most Beloved and continues to comment on topics related to Mengo. This Wednesday (24), the athlete revealed that four players prevented him from taking free kicks during training sessions.

— In the youth teams, I always took part a lot in set pieces. But when I moved up to Flamengo, there were guys who didn’t leave any room, no comments: David Luiz, Arrascaeta, Everton Ribeiro, Léo Pereira, there was a whole group — said Matheuzinho in an interview this Wednesday (24).

— That’s why I didn’t take many risks. But whenever there was free kick training at Flamengo, I was there, watching. I always liked it, I was always good at it. I never stopped training, even if I wasn’t going to take them in the game. Here it’s no different: there’s Igor Coronado, Garro himself, Memphis Depay — the player concluded.

WHAT’S THE CONTEXT?

Matheuzinho arrived at Flamengo in 2019, when he was bought from Londrina. The right-back got his first opportunity in the main team in 2020 and played alongside names like Everton Ribeiro, Arrascaeta, David Luiz, and Léo Pereira in important title campaigns.

HAS HE ALREADY LEFT CORINTHIANS?

Corinthians announced the signing of Matheuzinho in February of last year. At the time, the Itaquera team acquired 60% of the player’s economic rights from Flamengo for 4 million euros (about R$ 21.3 million at the exchange rate at the time).

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