"HE'S GOING TO EXPLODE": NOVA IGUAÇU TECHNICIAN SAYS CARLINHOS' SUCCESS AT FLAMENGO

The Flamengo signed its fourth reinforcement for the season: striker Carlinhos, from Nova Iguaçu. The player stood out for the Baixada Fluminense team in Carioca and can reach a much higher level. Thus, Carlos Victor, coach of "Laranjão", said that Mais Querido's new number 22 will become part of the team.

“I spoke to him. I said, ‘you didn’t come here to stay here’. Carlinhos' ability, outstanding quality, Carlinhos has the ability, wall, finishing, it's easy to find. Imagine Carlinhos today, at this level, a completely different shelf from ours, with the capacity of those athletes there. I have no doubt that Carlinhos will explode”, he says.

CARLOS VICTOR HIGHLIGHTS VALENCIAS DE CARLINHOS

“Just look at what he did in this competition. Coolness, calm. The great difference between great players is making the right decisions at the right times to define the game. He was patient. Against Botafogo, against Boavista. The time he worked with us, we could see his technical capacity”, he adds.

DISCOVERY ABOUT CARLINHOS DEPARTURE TO FLA

Carlos Victor demonstrated that he did not felt very sorry for Carlinhos' departure and is happy for the player's success. The coach reveals what he did when he found out about the striker's transfer.

“At that moment, I had left the hotel and they were at supper. I went there for supper, everyone had already left, but I had already seen the phone number in the press. I said, it's over, boy. They will take the center forward. Carlinhos was sitting there and he said, 'I actually received a call. The calm, mild, serene guy. We started chatting, more of our own stuff there. ‘Calm down, Carlinhos? Calm down, professor’. Football doesn't give you much time to smile a lot or cry a lot. Let's move on”,

CARLINHOS PREMIERE AND NEXT MATCH

Carlinhos was officially presented by Mais Querido last Friday (12). Thus, the new number 22 has already debuted with the Sacred Mantle, in a match against Atlético-GO last Sunday (14), in the first round of the Brasileirão.

Now, available to Mais Querido, Carlinho completes preparation together with the rest of the squad for the second round of the Brasileirão. Rubro-Negrohosts São Paulo, next Wednesday (17), at 9:30 pm, at Maracanã.