‘Not worth what we paid’: Filipe Luís honest on Flamengo player | OneFootball

Filipe Luís heaps praise on Samuel Lino after Flamengo's rout of Vitória

Flamengo invested 22 million euros (R$ 143 million) plus bonuses for targets to sign Samuel Lino. For the red-black coach Filipe Luís, he's "worth" not what the club paid for him, but much more. The coach lavished praise on the winger, who was involved in five goals in the 8-0 rout of Vitória on Monday (25), for the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

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

— It's a great privilege to have him here. It doesn't matter the goals, of course for him yes, but we know what he can offer and for the team it's very important. Even to raise the level of Cebolinha and Michael, who are competing for position with him —, the coach affirmed.

WHICH GOALS DID SAMUEL LINO PARTICIPATE IN FOR FLAMENGO?

Samuel Lino scored his first goal with the Flamengo shirt in the first minute against Vitória. Subsequently, the reinforcement from Atlético de Madrid (ESP) assisted Arrascaeta to score the third. After the break, the show of shirt 16 would continue.

At the beginning of the final stage, Samuel Lino set up Pedro nicely to score the fourth. The left winger would make the fifth, after a cross from Varela. Finally, the speedy forward made another double with Pedro, who scored the sixth. In other words, an unforgettable performance by the athlete.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

With the impressive victory on Monday (25), Flamengo jumped to 46 points in the Brasileirão table, with a four-point lead over second-place Palmeiras. The Most Beloved returns to the field on Sunday (31), against Grêmio, at Maracanã, for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão.

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