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What Did Everton Ribeiro Tell His Former Flamengo Teammates?

Everton Ribeiro recently went through a difficult time, as he underwent surgery after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. However, before the operation, the midfielder played for Bahia in a match against Flamengo. Because of this, the player shared what the conversation was like with his former Mengão teammates about the moment he is going through.

— It was a special game. My last one before the break, which only I knew about. So, after the game, I talked to them (Filipe Luís, Rodrigo Caio, and Bruno Henrique), I told them how I was doing. They asked me, they were worried — he said, before concluding:

— They already knew that the next day I was going to have surgery. They asked questions, cleared up their doubts. And the most important thing was the support they gave me, the hug at that difficult moment. The friendship that went beyond the field into life. That was very important to me — Everton Ribeiro finished in an interview with ‘GE’.

WHAT HAPPENED TO EVERTON RIBEIRO?

On October 5th, Everton Ribeiro played as usual in Bahia’s victory over Flamengo at Arena Fonte Nova. The next day, the midfielder used social media to inform fans about the discovery of thyroid cancer.

After that, Everton Ribeiro underwent surgery and will now spend some time away from the pitch to recover. Thus, the midfielder will spend a few days in Rio de Janeiro with his family.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Rooting for Everton Ribeiro’s recovery, the Flamengo squad is preparing to face Botafogo in the 28th round of the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) this Wednesday (15th) at Engenhão. Coluna do Fla TV will cover the match details on YouTube. Finally, Premiere, via pay-per-view, will broadcast the classic.

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