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Arrascaeta is Flamengo's key player in the 2025 season

Arrascaeta has been a crucial piece for Flamengo this season and, last Wednesday (20), was no different, scoring in the rubro-negra victory by 2 to 0 against Internacional. After qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, coach Filipe Luís made a shocking revelation about the Uruguayan's leadership. According to the coach, the midfielder is strict in his demands and the first to push all his teammates during training.

— You know very well the Arrascaeta who enters the field, gets the ball and makes his plays. He's a guy with numbers, almost every season he exceeds ten assists and ten goals. This is very difficult in football, to find midfielders with these numbers. He's a different player. But I see another type of Arrascaeta since I arrived here. He has a silent and very strong leadership within the locker room —, began Filipe Luís.

— He is not just a captain because of seniority, it's because he speaks, demands, is the first to do, to train, to push all the teammates to do it too. Of the teammates I've had here, he's one of the most ambitious. It's no coincidence he's in this phase and I'm happy because he's perhaps living the best phase of his career under my command. I'm managing to make him feel comfortable, to be able to run at the right time and well. It's paying off and I hope he continues like this —, concluded the Flamengo coach.

WHAT IS ARRASCAETA'S SEASON LIKE?

Arrascaeta helped Flamengo defeat Internacional by 2 to 0, last Wednesday (20). With the goal scored against the gauchos, the Uruguayan midfielder reached the mark of 15 goals in 40 games this current season. In addition, the Uruguayan distributed 11 assists to his teammates.

Therefore, with a positive performance this season and being a leader within the rubro-negro locker room, Arrascaeta has become one of the captains and top scorer of the Most Beloved in 2025. The Uruguayan midfielder is the main scorer of Mengão this year.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

With Arrascaeta available, Flamengo will take the field next Monday (25), when they face Vitória, at Maracanã, at 9pm (Brasília time), in a match valid for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. In this way, the Coluna do Fla brings all the information before and after the match.

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