EX-FLAMENGO WINS FIRST TITLE IN THE GREECE CUP

Multi-champion with Flamengo and currently in Panathinaikos, from Greece, Willian Arão added another trophy to his gallery. This Saturday (25), the midfielder's team beat Aris 1-0 with a goal in the last minute and became champions of the 2023/24 Greek Cup. It is the ex-Fla's first title at the new club.

Arão started his decision as a starter in defense, the position in which he played the most during the season. The match, however, was very truncated and seemed to be headed for extra time with the score tied in stoppage time. But fellow Brazilian Bernard, who will reinforce Atlético-MG, assisted Georgios Vagiannidis to score and give Panathinaikos the Greek Cup title.

It is worth noting that the statistical portal Sofascore gave Arão the second highest Panathinaikos' rating in the match: 7.9. This is because the defensive midfielder won 66% of defensive duels (6/9), made five interceptions, two tackles, blocked two shots and made a rebound.

In addition, the player with the most actions with the ball in the game ( 103), he had 81% pass accuracy (71/88) and two of these passes were for a teammate's shot.

Arão played 44 games in his first season with the Greek team, 35 of which were as a starter and nine as a reserve. The ex-Flamengo midfielder has three goals and four assists and, with this Saturday's title, he will have the chance to play at least in the Europa League qualifiers next season.