Filipe Luís on Flamengo v Grêmio sub: "He asked to come off" | OneFootball

De La Cruz reportedly asked for substitution during 1-1 draw between Flamengo and Grêmio

After the 1-1 draw between Flamengo and Grêmio, this Sunday (31), at Maracanã, coach Filipe Luís was questioned about the substitutions. Then, the coach of the Most Beloved revealed that Nicolás de la Cruz asked to leave the game, which was valid for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão.

— He [De La Cruz] asked for a substitution. He's a player who recovered, managed to have a sequence of training and is well again. He gives us a lot of dynamics in midfield, both in attack and defense. One of the pillars of this team. I'm very happy to have him back. At the time he left, the team was already suffering. It had difficulties to leave. Not because of De La Cruz's departure, but because of the moment the team was in, perhaps trying more to defend the result than to continue with the dynamics. We ended up suffering more.

Does De La Cruz have physical problems?

Since he arrived at Flamengo, Nico de la Cruz has missed the team on several occasions. More precisely, the midfielder was out of the Rubro-Negro 34 times. In fact, the Uruguayan even had his name involved in controversy, when a former doctor of Flamengo exposed a supposed chronic injury of the athlete in a WhatsApp group.

What is the next game of Filipe Luís's Flamengo?

With De La Cruz available, Flamengo returns to the field for the Brazilian Championship only on September 14th. On that occasion, Filipe Luís's team will face Juventude, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi, for the 23rd round of the tournament. The Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match, through the YouTube, the website and social networks.

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