CAN CARLINHOS PLAY FOR FLAMENGO IN THE LIBERTADORES?! UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION OF THE NEW REINFORCEMENT

Although there is no official announcement yet, it is safe to say that Carlinhos will be a Flamengo player. This is because, right after the second leg of the Carioca Championship final, the striker will leave Nova Iguaçu to reinforce the red and black squad. However, Carlinhos will not be able to play in the Libertadores group stage for Fla.

The situation occurs due to the competition regulations. After all, Conmebol defines that each club can register up to 50 players in the group stage, and it is only possible to make changes between the round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final stages. Therefore, Carlinhos will have to hope that Flamengo confirms its favoritism in Group E and advances to the knockout stages, so that it can finally be registered. In the regulations, Conmebol clarifies that “Substitutions can only occur in the regulatory stages of opening the list for substitutions.”

Despite the expectation of defending Flamengo, Carlinhos guarantees that he is focused on the final of the Campeonato Carioca, when will still play for Nova Iguaçu. However, the striker knows that he has a difficult mission to try to win the title, as Fla won the first game 3-0, with vast superiority in football demonstrated.

Rio's vice-top scorer, Carlinhos is Nova Iguaçu's highlight in the competition. Until then, he scored eight goals for the team, and only Pedro was able to score more in the tournament, with 11. Furthermore, the player draws attention for his speed and ability to play in an associative way, that is, with proximity and exchanges of passes. with his teammates.

Well evaluated by Tite's technical committee, Carlinhos arrives as a reserve with characteristics more similar to those of Pedro, the absolute starter of the current formation. However, it is worth highlighting that the board does not place Carlinhos as Gabigol's replacement.

This is because there is an expectation that the number 10 will be acquitted in the case of an alleged attempt to cheat in the anti-doping test. In fact, proof of trust is the fact that the board registered Gabriel in the group stage of the Libertadores. However, what we have in fact so far is that Gabi is suspended until April 2025 and only has a contract until December 2024, so he may not return to play with the Fla shirt.