Ex-Flamengo star apologises to Palmeiras fans for taunting the club | OneFootball

Who was the former Flamengo player who apologized to Palmeiras fans?

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel gave his first interview as a Palmeiras player this Friday (22). In one of his statements, the athlete, who began his career in the youth ranks of Flamengo, apologized to the fans of his new team after having taunted the São Paulo club in 2023.

“The Palmeiras fans were very happy with my signing, unlike the rivals, who shared a video from when I was very immature, very young. I did it out of silliness, just messing around, kid stuff. But the past is behind me, now I can only be grateful for what Palmeiras is giving me,” said Carlos Miguel.

WHAT WAS CARLOS MIGUEL'S TAUNT TOWARDS PALMEIRAS?

Carlos Miguel got involved in controversy with Palmeiras when he was playing for Corinthians in 2023. At the time, a video went viral showing the goalkeeper singing a provocative song about the green-and-white team, saying that the club doesn’t have a Club World Cup title. Faced with this situation, the athlete made a point of apologizing in a press conference this Friday (22).

DID CARLOS MIGUEL PLAY FOR FLAMENGO?

Yes! Carlos Miguel started his football career in the youth categories of Flamengo. At that time, the goalkeeper was even part of the squad that won the Copinha in 2016. Names like Felipe Vizeu, Lucas Paquetá, Hugo Souza, among others, were part of that squad. In a recent interview, the player recalled his days playing for the Rubro-Negro.

— I played for Flamengo in the youth teams, I played in 2016. That was when we won the Copa São Paulo, with (Lucas) Paquetá, (Felipe) Vizeu, all the boys. The starting goalkeeper was Thiago, I was on the team too. There was also João Lopes and Gabriel Batista, and also Neneca (Hugo Souza) -, he said, before concluding:

— I'm from 1998, it was me and Gabriel Batista of the same age. I didn’t play, but he did. So, the opportunity came up for me to go to Internacional, and at the time they didn’t have a goalkeeper born in 98. In the youth teams, age matters a lot. So I went to Inter, because I thought I’d have more chances there — finished the goalkeeper in an interview with ‘Benjamim Back’.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT MATCH?

While Carlos Miguel presents himself to Palmeiras, the Flamengo squad is focused on their next fixture of the season. Thus, Mengão takes the field on Monday (25) to face Vitória, in the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

The match kicks off at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover the match in detail with on-site reporting by Leo José and Rodrigo Lima, on YouTube. Finally, the match will also be broadcast on Premiere, via pay-per-view.

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