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Forward travels to Ecuador with Flamengo squad

Gonzalo Plata has returned to Flamengo after the deal with Dynamo Moscow (RUS) fell through. As a result, the player joined the Rubro-Negro delegation in Belém in the early hours of Monday (07). That means the forward will travel with the Flamengo squad to Quito, Ecuador, where Fla will face Independiente del Valle (ECU).

Why did the deal with Dynamo Moscow fall through?

The agreement between Flamengo and Dynamo Moscow had been set at 12 million euros (R$ 72 million). However, the move completely collapsed after Plata failed the Russian club’s medical exams. According to Dynamo, the forward showed patellar tendon tendinopathy during the assessment.

Flamengo’s version, meanwhile, is that Gonzalo Plata never complained of pain in the area before traveling to Russia. Therefore, Flamengo has medical reports showing that the Ecuadorian had no type of injury.

In addition, Dynamo Moscow did not send Flamengo any documentation about the reasons for the failed medical. As a result, the lack of explanations increased the Rio club’s own suspicion about the real criteria used by the Russians.

How was Plata’s return to Flamengo?

After the end of the deal with Dynamo Moscow, Plata went through a period of uncertainty about the next step in his career. Before deciding to report back to Flamengo, the forward had also drawn interest from Al Wasl (UAE).

However, the Arab club would only be willing to move forward with talks through a loan deal, with a mandatory purchase clause based on targets. In this way, the business model proposed by Al Wasl was far from Flamengo’s own expectations.

Given this scenario, the Ecuadorian confirmed in a statement that his focus is once again on Flamengo. Therefore, the forward left Rio de Janeiro at 10:45 p.m. Brasília time this Sunday (06). Plata then arrived in Belém at 2:15 a.m. this Monday (07) to join the rest of the Rubro-Negro squad.

When is Flamengo’s next Libertadores match?

Flamengo will face Independiente del Valle this Thursday (10) in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. Therefore, the match will take place in Quito at Estádio Olímpico Atahualpa at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time. Thus, the expectation is that Plata will already travel with the Rubro-Negro delegation to Ecuador.

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