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What Did Dyogo Alves Say After the Flamengo vs. Mirassol Match?

Dyogo Alves got the opportunity to be the starting goalkeeper for Flamengo in the 3-3 draw with Mirassol last Saturday (06). After the match, the Ninho academy product revealed some difficulties on the field due to his time away from play, but emphasized the strength of Mengão's U-20 squad.

— First of all, I have to thank God. It's not easy to go almost a year without playing. Like it or not, you feel the game a bit, you lose the habit of playing. But thank God, we were happy. We played a lot, we played like professionals -, he emphasized, before concluding:

— Flamengo's youth academy has great players and we are the current world champions (U-20). I can only be thankful for the opportunity and we finished the Brasileirão in the best way possible, which was without losing -, concluded Dyogo Alves.

WHAT IS DYOGO ALVES' SITUATION AT FLAMENGO?

At the moment, Dyogo Alves is one of the goalkeepers available to Filipe Luís in the senior squad. However, with Rossi as the undisputed starter and Matheus Cunha as the immediate backup, the 21-year-old goalkeeper is the third option for the position.

Given this situation, Dyogo Alves played little throughout the 2025 season. However, with the main squad focused on preparing for the Intercontinental, the Ninho academy product was one of the most experienced Flamengo players on the field in the 3-3 draw with Mirassol, in the last round of the Brasileirão.

WILL DYOGO ALVES BE AVAILABLE TO FILIPE LUÍS FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL?

Yes! Right after the match against Mirassol, Dyogo Alves traveled to Qatar on Sunday (07) to join his teammates. Along with the goalkeeper, Michael, Wallace Yan, and Evertton Araújo made the same trip.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT MATCH?

With Dyogo Alves available, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (10) against Cruz Azul (MEX). The match will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (free-to-air channel), GETV, and CazéTV (YouTube) will broadcast the game.

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