Corinthians player breaks silence on taunting Lucas Paquetá and Flamengo | OneFootball

Matheuzinho imitated Lucas Paquetá’s dance after the victory against Flamengo

After winning the Supercopa do Brasil title against Flamengo, Corinthians’ full-back Matheuzinho was seen dancing in a way similar to Lucas Paquetá. This led to speculation that the former Flamengo player was provoking the midfielder. However, the defender revealed that it was not meant as a provocation and stated that he only teased Cruzeiro.

— Against Cruzeiro, I did provoke. But against Flamengo, honestly, it wasn’t directed at them. Even at Flamengo itself, when we were champions, we used to joke around with the speaker, dancing. It was even a way to express our happiness. People made this comparison with Lucas because he has this dance — Matheuzinho began.

— But, man, I don’t even know him personally. I’m a big fan of his, there’s no reason for me to provoke him for nothing. But with the Cruzeiro guy, yes, I did it, because he messed with me. We won, I took the title and I did provoke. But with Paquetá, no, zero. I just danced — he concluded, in an interview with CazéTV, this Friday (20).

WHAT’S THE CONTEXT?

Lucas Paquetá was signed by Flamengo at the end of January for 42 million euros (R$ 260 million at the time), from West Ham (ENG). Thus, the midfielder made his debut for Mais Querido precisely in the match against Corinthians.

However, Flamengo ended up losing 2-0 to Corinthians and finished as runners-up in the Supercopa do Brasil. After the match, full-back Matheuzinho was seen imitating Lucas Paquetá’s dance. As a result, fans associated the act with a provocation towards the Flamengo midfielder.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

Meanwhile, Flamengo remains focused on the next challenges of the season. Thus, Lucas Paquetá’s team turns its attention to the semifinal of the Campeonato Carioca. O Mais Querido faces Madureira on Sunday (22), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

In this way, Coluna do Fla brings all the information about the match straight from Maracanã, covering the first leg of the Campeonato Carioca semifinal. Finally, Premiere, on pay TV, will broadcast the Flamengo match.

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