Friend reveals Brazil star's team: “He's a Flamengo fan” | OneFootball

Which Brazil national team forward is a Flamengo fan?

Flamengo has supporters all across Brazil and around the world. One of the people who is part of the Rubro-Negro Nation is forward Matheus Cunha, of Manchester United (ENG). That is because, in a conversation, his friend Mayke Maciel revealed that the player, who has been called up by Brazil for the World Cup, has been a rubro-negro since childhood.

— We went to Natal to watch a Flamengo match. I’m a Flamengo fan. He is too, since childhood. He keeps saying he isn’t, but I’m exposing him. I don’t remember what he did on that trip, but he got scolded by his parents and was grounded, and he spent the match with his head down. I laughed and I keep teasing him about this story all the time —, said Mayke Maciel in an interview with ‘GE’.

WHAT HAS MATHEUS CUNHA’S FOOTBALL CAREER PATH BEEN LIKE?

It is important to point out that, even with this affection for Flamengo, Matheus Cunha went on to build his career at other clubs. The forward’s first steps were in the youth academy of Coritiba. It was with the team from Paraná, in fact, that the player caught the attention of Sion (SUI), which signed him in 2017.

Because of that, Matheus Cunha has no professional appearances for any Brazilian club. After playing for Sion, the forward went on to play for RB Leipzig (GER), Hertha Berlin (GER), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Wolverhampton (ENG), until arriving at Manchester United.

DOES FLAMENGO HAVE PLAYERS CALLED UP TO THE BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM?

Even though he never played for his childhood team, Matheus Cunha will get to ‘have a taste’ of Flamengo at the World Cup. That is because, among Brazil’s call-ups, there are four Mengão players: Danilo, Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While Matheus Cunha is at Manchester United, Flamengo takes the field this Saturday (23) to face Palmeiras in the 17th round of the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. Therefore, as usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the clash on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

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