Coluna do Fla
·11 Juni 2026
Flamengo's Léo Pereira among World Cup's 10 most-played in past 12 months

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·11 Juni 2026

Léo Pereira is one of Flamengo’s key players. As such, the center back has logged a large number of minutes in recent months. It’s no surprise that the Flamengo defender is in the top 10 of the World Cup athlete ranking for most minutes played over the last 12 months.
Currently, Léo Pereira sits fourth in the ranking among players with the most minutes played in the last 12 months. The Flamengo center back trails only Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras), Alan Franco (Atlético-MG), and Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool-ENG).
6449’ – Gustavo Gomez 6359’ – Alan Franco 5841’ – Virgil van Dijk 5829’ – Léo Pereira 5610’ – Gregor Kobel 5477’ – Joshua Kimmich 5434’ – Vinicius Jr 5412’ – Vitinha 5385’ – Weverton
Yes! The defender has earned the first opportunity of his career to play in a World Cup for the Brazil National Team. Ancelotti liked the performances of the Flamengo center back and decided to include him in the final squad.
At first, Léo Pereira is not expected to start for Brazil at the World Cup. Although the player featured in the most recent matches, coach Carlo Ancelotti prefers Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães as his center-back pairing.
Brazil’s match against Morocco, this Saturday (13), in the United States, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time). The clash, valid for the first round of the World Cup group stage, will be broadcast by Rede Globo on free-to-air TV, SporTV on pay TV, and CazéTV on YouTube.
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