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Douglas Telles worked with Filipe Luís in Flamengo’s U-17 team

Flamengo defeated Sampaio Corrêa-RJ 7-1 last Saturday (07) and qualified for the second phase of the Campeonato Carioca. Douglas Telles, a youth product of the red-black academy, scored a goal in Mengo’s rout. After the match, Filipe Luís celebrated having him as an option and spoke about how the forward can help within the millionaire squad.

— Douglas was my player in the U-17s, he played in the same role he played today. When I arrived at the U-17s, he played wide, hugging the touchline. He had that one-on-one, but struggled to get into the box and score. I tried him in the role he played here, and he became the runner-up top scorer of the U-17 Carioca at that time, scored over 15 goals, and became a very decisive player by slightly changing his position — Filipe Luís began.

— He’s shown that he’s already physically prepared, gets into the box well, moves well between the lines, knows how to perform this role very well. I hope he can help us, knowing that the competition for his position is very tough. We have Paquetá, Carrascal, Plata, and Luiz Araújo who can play in that position. This is his second goal in two games with me. He trains a lot with us. He’s a player who is always in our plans — he concluded.

WHAT’S THE CONTEXT?

Douglas Telles started the game against Sampaio Corrêa-RJ on the bench. However, the young player was brought on at the 28th minute of the second half. Shortly after, he scored Flamengo’s sixth goal in the 38th minute, after an assist from Bruno Henrique.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Thus, with Douglas Telles available, Flamengo now turns the page in the season. That’s because o Mais Querido faces Vitória on Tuesday (10), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Barradão Stadium, for the Brasileirão. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information.

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