Diego Alves on Flamengo move: "It felt like I already belonged" | OneFootball

Red-and-black idol, Diego Alves conquered almost everything with Flamengo's jersey

Flamengo has collected several idols throughout its 129 years of history. One of them is goalkeeper Diego Alves, who wore the Sacred Mantle between 2017 and 2022, being part of the great generation of 2019. Already retired from the fields, the former goalkeeper revealed unprecedented details of the agreement with the Most Beloved.

— The crowd invaded my social network, you know when you feel that inner thing, that you say: "I need to see if it's true or not". I had a round of interviews in Rio and São Paulo, when I went to Rio, it seemed like I was already a player of Flamengo -, he said, before finalizing:

— I was walking around, and I saw people asking me to join Flamengo. I called Rodrigo Caetano (former director of Flamengo), I said: "What's up? What's going on with this Diego Alves thing at Flamengo". He replied: "There's nothing, but since you called, let's talk" -, concluded the former goalkeeper, in an interview with journalist Geovanni Henrique.

HOW WAS DIEGO ALVES' TRAJECTORY AT FLAMENGO?

Diego Alves arrived at Flamengo in July 2017 and left the club at the end of 2022. Part of one of the most victorious generations in the history of Brazilian football, the former goalkeeper won two Libertadores (2019 and 2022), two Brazilian Championships (2019 and 2020) and one Brazil Cup (2022) as main titles. In addition, with the Sacred Mantle, he played in 216 games, in which he did not concede goals in 89.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Although he no longer wears the Sacred Mantle as a player, Diego Alves continues to follow Flamengo's games. In this way, the former goalkeeper prepares to follow Mengão facing Mirassol, this Saturday (09), at 18:30 (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship. As usual, Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet.

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