FABRÍCIO BRUNO AND LÉO ORTIZ RECONNECT AT FLAMENGO AFTER BEING THE BEST ZAGA DUO IN BRAZIL IN 2021

On Tuesday night (5), Léo Ortiz arrives in Rio de Janeiro and will meet again at Flamengo his former defense partner at Bragantino.

Alongside Fabrício Bruno, the defender formed the defense that was runner-up in the 2021 South American Cup. The new reinforcement of Rubro Negroarrives to compete for position.

BEST SOUTH AMERICAN ZAGUEIROS

Léo Ortiz and Fabrício Bruno are the same age and were born at the beginning of 1996. The two played together in 12 of Bragantino's 13 games in South America. With Covid, Léo was left out of the first leg of the quarter-finals, against Rosário Central.

Throughout the competition, the duo performed at a high level, which ended up being chosen for the championship team . Highlighting that, with the exception of Ortiz's absence due to Covid-19, the defenders were starters for 90 minutes in all the matches in which they played.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DOUBLE IN BRAGANTINO

Fabrício Bruno arrived at Bragantino a year after Léo Ortiz, in 2020. The two formed a pair in the sixth round of Paulistão of the season in question, and the team came out on top: 3-0 over West. After the good start, coach Maurício Barbieri opted to leave Fabrício on the bench for a good part of the Brasileirão, but the decision was highly contested, as the Minas Gerais native had made a good start to the season.

In 2021 , Fabrício and Léo had the longest streak together. In total, they played 41 matches starting as starters, with 24 wins, eight draws and nine defeats. An improvement of 65%. Bragantino's team went 15 games without losing and only conceded 35 goals in the entire competition.

EXPECTATIONS AT FLAMENGO

In all, Léo Ortiz and Fabrício Bruno started matches together on 58 occasions. Bragantino's team won 31 of them, drew 13 and lost 14, a 60% success rate. There were 19 games without being leaked and the team conceded 55 goals in the period (0.94 per match).

Now, Léo Ortiz will be able to meet his old defense duo and even start some matches with Fabrício. The defender arrives at a Flamengo team that has a defensive system that is going through a great phase and will have to fight for position.