Léo Pereira on what he’d change on joining Flamengo: ‘I’d say…’ | OneFootball

Léo Pereira arrived at Flamengo at the beginning of 2020

Center-back Léo Pereira reached 300 matches wearing the Flamengo shirt and was honored by the club this Friday (01). In a press conference, the defender celebrated the moment and mentioned what he would say to his past self.

— I think I wasn’t ready. For my story, it had to happen this way. I can’t change the Léo I was at that moment, whether as a person or as an athlete. It had to be like that. You see success stories that had their bad moment, their failure —, he began.

— At that moment, I wasn’t prepared for the opportunities that came up. There were factors involving results, but it’s not worth talking about that. My message would be to prepare myself more —, concluded the Flamengo center-back.

WHEN DID LÉO PEREIRA ARRIVE AT FLAMENGO?

Flamengo announced the signing of Léo Pereira in January 2020 from Athletico-PR. Thus, the Rubro-Negro club paid 6 million euros (R$ 27.7 million at the exchange rate at the time) to sign the defender, who was 23 years old.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With Léo Pereira available, Flamengo remains focused on the upcoming challenges of the season. That is because the Rubro-Negro team faces Vasco this Sunday (03), at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), at the Maracanã, in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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