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Filipe Luís heaps praise on Samuel Lino after Flamengo’s rout over Vitória

Flamengo invested 22 million euros (R$ 143 million) plus performance bonuses to sign Samuel Lino. For the Rubro-Negro coach Filipe Luís, “he’s not worth” what the club paid for him, but much more. The coach heaped praise on the winger, who was involved in five goals during the 8-0 thrashing of Vitória on Monday (25th), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

— About Lino, I think he’s not worth what we paid for him, he’s worth double or triple that. Fantastic player. And if you look at the price of decisive wingers in the market, you’ll see it’s a whole other level. Having a player of this caliber, who was at Atlético de Madrid, started in the Club World Cup, and chose to come to Flamengo — said Filipe Luís.

— It’s a huge privilege to have him here. The goals don’t matter, of course for him they do, but we know what he can offer and for the team he’s very important. Even to raise the level of Cebolinha and Michael, who are competing for a spot with him — the coach stated.

WHICH GOALS DID SAMUEL LINO PARTICIPATE IN FOR FLAMENGO?

Samuel Lino scored his first goal for Flamengo in the very first minute against Vitória. Later, the signing from Atlético de Madrid (ESP) provided an assist for Arrascaeta to score the third. After halftime, the number 16’s show continued.

At the start of the second half, Samuel Lino set up Pedro nicely to score the fourth. The left winger would go on to score the fifth, after a cross from Varela. Finally, the speedy forward combined once more with Pedro, who netted the sixth. In other words, an unforgettable performance from the player.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

With the impressive win on Monday (25th), Flamengo jumped to 46 points on the Brasileirão table, four ahead of second-placed Palmeiras. O Mais Querido returns to the pitch on Sunday (31st), against Grêmio at Maracanã, for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão.

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