Filipe Luís heaps praise on Arrascaeta’s ‘replacement’ at Flamengo | OneFootball

Who was Filipe Luís, Flamengo's coach, talking about?

Jorge Carrascal joined Flamengo as another offensive option for the team. After Rubro-Negro's victory over Mirassol last Saturday (09), coach Filipe Luís made a point of praising the newly signed player and explained that he sees the Colombian in the team fulfilling the role of Arrascaeta.

— Carrascal still doesn't have much of this pressure training, so, for the defensive phase, I chose not to play him. For the offensive phase, I'm sure he would give us a lot, I hope he will be an idol of this club in the coming years, the fans will be delighted to see him, by the way he handles the ball -, he stated, before concluding:

I see him in the same position that Arrascaeta played today (Saturday), but he told me he can play in all four front positions. He will have many minutes in the season and I'm sure he will be very important for us -, Filipe Luís concluded in a press conference.

DID CARRASCAL PLAY IN FLAMENGO'S MATCH AGAINST MIRASSOL?

Midfielder Carrascal was listed for Flamengo's match against Mirassol. Even though he was available to Filipe Luís, the player did not leave the bench. Thus, the new number 15 has yet to make his debut with the Sacred Mantle.

CAN CARRASCAL PLAY IN FLAMENGO'S LIBERTADORES MATCH?

For the Libertadores round of 16 match, Carrascal appears as an option to replace Arrascaeta, who will serve an automatic suspension for the third yellow card. However, the decision on who will be fielded in place of the number 10 will only be made during the training session on Tuesday (12) at CT Ninho do Urubu.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT MATCH?

With Carrascal available, Flamengo faces Internacional this Wednesday (13), in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16. In summary, the match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, brings all the details of the match on YouTube. Finally, Rede Globo (open channel), ESPN (cable), and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the duel.

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