Léo Pereira reveals how he turned it around at Flamengo after criticism | OneFootball

Flamengo signed Léo Pereira in January 2020

Léo Pereira is the top center back in Brazilian football and for Flamengo this season, but it was not always this way. At first, the defender was criticized because of his performances on the pitch. As such, the player revealed that the process helped shape him both as a footballer and as a person.

— When you think that a player who, when he arrived, was heavily criticized and people often wanted him gone, it is much easier for the club and everyone involved to simply loan or sell him —, Léo Pereira began.

“At that moment, you see that process made total sense for my development as an athlete and as a man,” concluded the Flamengo center back in an interview with FlamengoTV this Friday (22).

WHEN DID LÉO PEREIRA ARRIVE AT FLAMENGO?

Flamengo announced the signing of Léo Pereira in January 2020 from Athletico-PR. Therefore, the Rubro-Negro club paid 6 million euros (R$27 million at the exchange rate at the time) to sign the defender.

WHAT IS LÉO PEREIRA’S CURRENT SITUATION?

Despite the difficult start, Léo Pereira turned things around and became a crucial part of Flamengo’s biggest title-winning campaigns. In addition, coach Carlo Ancelotti called up the defender for the 2026 World Cup.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

So, with Léo Pereira available, Flamengo is focused on the club’s next objectives this season. In this way, the Rubro-Negro side faces Palmeiras on Saturday (23) at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã in the 17th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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