CHOSEN TO REPLACE GABIGOL, FLAMENGO PLAYER WILL COMPLETE 40 DAYS WITHOUT ENTERING THE FIELD

Flamengo coach, Tite continues to count on Gabigol in the squad in the coming weeks for commitments in the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores despite the club's punishment and leaves Carlinhos aside. Rubro-Negro enters the field against Amazonas and Millonarios in search of places in the round of 16 in both tournaments.

Signed to replace former shirt 10 during the striker's suspension for an attempted fraud During an anti-doping test, Carlinhos added just a few minutes since his arrival. Without being able to play in the Copa do Brasil for Mais Querido and outside the list of entries for the Libertadores group stage, the athlete will no longer play in the month of May.

The striker played just two games for Flamengo and has added 58 minutes played against Atlético-GO and Palmeiras, for the Brasileirão. The last time Carlinhos took to the field was on April 21st. Since then, the athlete has not left the bench in matches against Botafogo, RB Bragantino and Corinhtians, with Gabigol only being listed for the duel against Timão among these three clashes.

Competing in the Rio championship for Nova Iguaçu, Carlinhos< /a> played in 13 matches and scored 8 goals and 1 assist, becoming second top scorer in the competition. The player was one of the highlights of the state championship and had his signing contested by other big teams, but he chose Flamengo claiming it was a personal dream to play with the red-black shirt. The player was the club's bet for Gabigol's place.