COLOMBIAN NEWSPAPER PRAISES FLAMENGO BEFORE GAME AGAINST MILLONARIOS FOR LIBERTADORES

The journey in search of the fourth Libertadores championship will begin next Tuesday (02), when Flamengo will face Millionarios (COL) in the first round of Group E. In the Colombian media, the possibility of victory for the Bogotá team it is described as a 'batacazo' (something similar to a 'big coup'). The newspaper ‘El Tiempo’ highlighted Mengão as the big favorite to win the title.

“Millonarios will look to make an impact in Bogotá, overcoming the absolute favorite of the group. Furthermore, Flamengo is the main candidate to win the Libertadores. There are two factors that make him a favorite: he has a coach with vast experience like Tite, who knows the feeling of winning the tournament, as he did with Corinthians in 2012 and as coach of the Brazilian team”, highlighted the newspaper 'El Tiempo'.< /p>

“In addition, it has renowned continental players, such as Bruno Henrique, David Luiz, Everton (Cebolinha), Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Nicolás de la Cruz and Gabriel Barbosa. The Flamengo squad costs six times more than the Millonarios squad. It is a very challenging mission for coach Alberto Gamero but, in football, nothing is certain”, added the Colombian portal.

'El Tiempo' used data from the specialized website 'Transfermarkt' to illustrate the disparity between the casts. According to the portal, the red-black group has a market value of 164 million euros, the second largest in the Libertadores, behind only Palmeiras (220 million euros). While Millonarios has a value of 27 million euros.

On Flamengo's side, Pedro is the most valuable player, with a cost of 22 million euros, almost the total value of Millonarios. In second place is Arrascaeta, with 15 million euros. The most 'expensive' players on the Colombian team are goalkeeper Álvaro Montero and defender Andrés Llinás (the latter, vetoed by the medical department), both with a value of 2.6 million euros.