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What Did Emerson Royal Say Before Flamengo's Libertadores Game?

The right-back Emerson Royal has already been called up for the Brazilian National Team and has played for European clubs. However, it will be while playing for Flamengo that the athlete will achieve a unique feat: playing in the Libertadores of America. In a press conference on Saturday (09), the number 22 admitted the importance of the competition and explained how the red-black team is preparing for the matches against Internacional.

— I have never played in a Libertadores. When I was in Brazil, playing for Atlético-MG, the team qualified, but I left. It is a very difficult competition, and we know its importance. Internacional is a team with a lot of quality –, he stated before concluding:

— We will have two consecutive games against them, just like it was with Atlético-MG, and we are coming to win. I always say that we are Flamengo and we always go to win. We will focus and face it with the aim of securing victory in the games -, concluded Emerson Royal in an interview in the mixed zone.

HOW HAS EMERSON ROYAL BEEN AT FLAMENGO?

Emerson Royal is one of the players signed by Flamengo in the mid-year transfer window. Even with little time, the right-back is taking advantage of opportunities and trying to establish himself in the starting lineup. In the match against Mirassol, for example, the number 22 took the spot from Varela on the right.

HOW MANY GAMES WILL FLAMENGO HAVE IN A ROW AGAINST INTERNACIONAL?

Flamengo will have a 'marathon' of games against Internacional. In total, there will be three, with two of them in the round of 16 of the Libertadores, taking place on the upcoming Wednesdays (August 13 and 20). Amidst this, however, the teams will face each other on Sunday (17), in Porto Alegre, for the Brasileirão.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

With Emerson Royal available, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (13) to face Internacional, for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores. In summary, the ball will roll at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will show everything that will happen in the match, on YouTube. Finally, Rede Globo (open channel), ESPN (cable), and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the clash.

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