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What did Felipe Vizeu say about the falling-out with Rhodolfo at Flamengo?

A product of Flamengo’s youth academy, Felipe Vizeu scored important goals during his time at Flamengo. However, when the striker’s name comes up, the fight with center back Rhodolfo is what immediately comes to mind. Thus, the current Sporting Cristal (PER) player recalled the incident with the defender.

— A situation had happened where some players were coming back from international duty. Trauco was with the Peru national team and hadn’t trained, he arrived straight to play. I was getting set with him on a corner kick and it ended up going wrong, and at that moment they wanted to pin it on me. Rodolpho was a little upset, thinking I was to blame —, he said, before concluding:

— The problem was that the goal came right after that, and I was angry because I knew I wasn’t to blame, so I reacted like that. To tell the truth, at no point did I stop and think about what I was doing. In fact, when I was going off at halftime, some players pulled me away because the press was coming. But I was leaving normally, you know? —, Vizeu concluded in an interview with ‘GE’.

How did the argument between Vizeu and Rhodolfo happen?

The year was 2017, and Flamengo faced Corinthians in the Brasileirão, at the old ‘Ilha do Urubu,’ on Ilha do Governador. After scoring one of Mengão’s goals, Felipe Vizeu turned to Rhodolfo and made an obscene gesture toward the center back.

After Vizeu’s action, Rhodolfo was furious and went after the striker. However, the players managed to hold the defender back on the pitch. After the final whistle, the two made peace in the locker room and then gave an interview together to put the issue to rest.

What are Vizeu’s numbers at Flamengo?

Felipe Vizeu arrived at Flamengo in 2013, coming directly from América-MG. In 2016, the striker was promoted to the senior team, staying with Rubro-Negro until 2018, when he was sold to Udinese (ITA) for 6 million dollars (R$ 19 million at the time). Wearing the Sacred Shirt, the academy product played in 75 matches, in which he scored 20 goals.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Meanwhile, Flamengo return to the field this Thursday (07) to face Independiente Medellín (COL). The match will take place at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time, at Atanasio Girardot Stadium, in the fourth round of the Libertadores.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Flamengo and Independiente Medellín through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the Libertadores match.

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