Léo Pereira under fire after Flamengo v Pyramids at Club World Cup | OneFootball

Author of the assist for Léo Pereira's goal, Arrascaeta called out the defender

The atmosphere in the Club World Cup finalist team is light. After qualifying for the final, Léo Pereira gave an interview and was called out by Arrascaeta. After all, the number 10 provided the assist for the defender to open the scoring against Pyramids (EGY) on Saturday (13), in the semifinal.

“I went there, (ate) expensive meat (laughs). But it's worth the experience. He (Arrascaeta) deserves it. He deserves two gold steaks,” said Léo Pereira, referring to the noble dish sold in Qatar. While the number 4 was giving an interview, the Uruguayan star interrupted and made a demand: “you owe, you owe.”

ANY MORE THANKS, LÉO PEREIRA?

In addition to thanking Arrascaeta, Léo Pereira made a point of praising Rodrigo Caio. After all, the former defender is responsible for set-piece training at Mengão. Thus, the Rubro-Negro scored against Palmeiras in the final of the Libertadores and twice against Pyramids, for example.

— I just have to thank Arrascaeta for the assists he has given me this year. To Rodrigo (Caio), who tries to make this work a little easier. The two set-pieces today, the two goals, were plays we discussed beforehand. Everything was planned and outlined before the game and it worked out — commented the number 4, recalling Danilo's goal in the second half, also a header.

FOCUSED ON ANOTHER GOLD, FLAMENGO?

After experiencing the famous golden steak in Qatar, now Léo Pereira sets his sights on another gold: the world champion's medal. After all, on Wednesday (17), Flamengo faces PSG, starting at 2 PM (Brasília time). The Coluna do Fla will bring all the information about the match.

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