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Yago Mateus left Flamengo to play in European basketball

Currently at Red Star (SER), Yago Mateus played for Flamengo between 2020 and 2022 and was one of the highlights of the team during this period. Thus, the former point guard of Mais Querido recalled his time at Mengão and mentioned that the Pride of the Nation can win the basketball Club World Cup for the third time.

— I think that, if today I am abroad and doing what I do, it was because I had the choice and the opportunity to play in a club as big as Flamengo, with the players who were there (...). It was, without a doubt, one of the best years of my life, one that I will always keep in my memory —, Yago began, in an interview with 'Lance'.

— Perhaps, if I were at Paulistano and had to leave, I would not be as ready as I was, because of the pressure, for really being a club that is built to win. For me, it made all the sense to go to Flamengo, not only for being the best club in Brazil, but for the people who were there — for Gustavinho, for Diego —, who were the people who put me in the professional —, concluded the former player of Flamengo.

HOW WAS YAGO MATEUS'S TIME?

Yago Mateus arrived at Flamengo in 2020, after standing out at Paulistano and the Brazilian National Team. During this period, the point guard won three titles: the New Basketball Brazil (NBB), the Super 8 Cup, and the Champions League of the Americas.

AND THE SITUATION OF FLAMENGO?

The Flamengo, former team of Yago Mateus, remains focused on the next season. This is because the Pride of the Nation will have a packed schedule. Mais Querido will compete in tournaments such as the NBB, the Champions League of the Americas, and the Super 8 Cup.

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