Royal reveals Vitão’s promise ahead of Flamengo debut | OneFootball

Vitão and Royal formed a duo in Flamengo’s 1-0 victory over Vasco

Vitão’s debut for Flamengo impressed everyone, including his partner Emerson Royal. The pair worked together on the right side of the field on Wednesday (21), against Vasco. Thus, the right-back revealed a conversation from when the defender was still at Internacional.

— He said: “I’m coming! Don’t worry, I’ll be there, in a week I’ll be there”. We talked a lot. When it came out that we were going to play, the defender told me that we were going to have a great game — highlighted Royal, who added:

— That God put this game in our path so we could shine on the field. He’s a unique guy, a phenomenal player, who has incredible quality with the ball at his feet. And we said: “we’re not going to let anyone get past us, not even the wind can get through” — stated the wing-back in the mixed zone after the classic at Maracanã.

How did Flamengo beat Vasco?

Vitão and Royal were not heavily tested defensively. That’s because Vasco rarely had possession of the ball to cross midfield. So, the defenders contributed to the constructive part of the 1-0 victory in the third round of the Carioca.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

With Vitão and Royal available, Flamengo will play another classic this Sunday (25) against Fluminense. Moreover, the match will take place starting at 6pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the fourth round of the Carioca.

Thus, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Flamengo and Fluminense through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (free-to-air channel), GE TV (YouTube), and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match.

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