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What Did Emerson Royal Say About His Conversation With Vitão, Flamengo’s New Signing?

Emerson Royal and Vitão have already shown chemistry both on and off the field at the start of their journey together at Flamengo. After Mengão’s victory over Vasco, the right-back shared what the days of conversation were like before the defender was announced as the first signing of the Rubro-Negro for the 2026 season.

— Vitão is a player I worked with on the Brazilian National Team for a long time. Before he arrived at Flamengo, I spoke with him and told him he would be very happy here. I told him that Flamengo has European-level facilities, imposes its game, is a big club… Then he told me: “Don’t worry, I’ll be there” –, he said, before concluding:

HOW WAS VITÃO’S DEBUT IN THE FLAMENGO VS VASCO MATCH FOR THE CARIOCA?

As Flamengo’s first signing of the year, Vitão started in defense alongside Léo Pereira. Even with little time in his ‘new home’, the player played the full 90 minutes and showed good chemistry with his new teammates.

It’s important to highlight that Vitão was brought in to strengthen Flamengo’s defense, as Cleiton left the club at the end of last season. Thus, in addition to the new signing, the Rubro-Negro still has Léo Pereira, Léo Ortiz, and Danilo for the position.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH IN THE CARIOCA?

With Vitão available, Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (25) to face Fluminense in the fourth round of the Carioca. In short, the ball will roll for the classic at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show all the details of the match with the most Rubro-Negro coverage on the internet on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

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