Libertadores winner with Flamengo explains Botafogo move: “I was chosen”

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·22 de julio de 2026

Libertadores winner with Flamengo explains Botafogo move: “I was chosen”

What did Gabriel Batista say in his press conference as a Botafogo player?

Goalkeeper Gabriel Batista is Botafogo’s newest signing. In his presentation press conference this Wednesday (22), the shot-stopper looked back on his time at Flamengo and also made sure to explain why he accepted the offer to play for the team from General Severiano.

– I was happy to be part of that squad. I think I’m very grateful for everything that has always happened in my career and to all the clubs I’ve been with. Today is a different opportunity. It’s an opportunity to be more in the spotlight. And I have no doubt that I’ll do my very best to live up to expectations. As soon as I started talking and also speaking with people, it became easier -, he said, before concluding: – But I usually say that it’s not that it was easy to choose, I was chosen. So I didn’t really have much option other than being able to represent the Botafogo team. That’s important to me. I’m happy to be here today, very motivated to work and do my very best for this club, which deserves it -, Gabriel Batista concluded.

WHAT WAS GABRIEL BATISTA’S CAREER PATH AT FLAMENGO LIKE?

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Gabriel Batista began his career in Flamengo’s youth academy. In 2018, the goalkeeper started taking his first steps with Rubro-Negro’s senior team, where he remained in the squad until 2022.

Throughout that period, Gabriel Batista took part in major Flamengo title wins. As a result, the goalkeeper has one Copa Libertadores (2019) and one Recopa Sudamericana (2020), as well as two Brazilian Championship titles (2019 and 2020), two Brazilian Super Cups (2020 and 2021) and two Carioca Championships (2020 and 2021).

WHAT HAS GABRIEL BATISTA’S CAREER LOOKED LIKE SINCE THEN?

After leaving Flamengo, Gabriel Batista played on loan for Sampaio Corrêa-MA. Finally, the goalkeeper completed a permanent move to Santa Clara (Portugal), the team he played for until the last European football season.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While Gabriel Batista arrives at Botafogo, Flamengo take the field this Wednesday (22) to face Chapecoense in the Brazilian Championship. In short, the ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Condá, in Chapecó.

That said, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will cover the details of the clash on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (free-to-air TV) and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.