Samuel Lino: Playing with Flamengo star is like playing with Griezmann | OneFootball

Samuel Lino gave an interview to FlamengoTV and mentioned the French star

Before playing for Flamengo, Samuel Lino was at Atlético de Madrid (ESP) and received many passes from Antoine Griezmann. At Mengão, it’s the Uruguayan Arrascaeta who sets up the left winger to score. In an interview released by ‘FlamengoTV’ this Friday (29), the forward made a comparison between the two stars.

— (Playing with Arrascaeta is the) same as playing with Griezmann (laughs). So much quality. I think they are very similar, except one is left-footed and the other is right-footed. Arrascaeta is easy to play with, very simple, a very intelligent player, you can see it on the field very easily — said Samuel Lino.

— And I really like playing with him because he does a lot of one-twos, likes to get close to play. The strongest point for me is his intelligence and experience. Arrascaeta thinks so far ahead that sometimes he even tries to play passes into space, and I say: “No, here, ball to my feet.” And he wants to play the ball ahead for me to run onto (laughs) — he added.

IS THE PARTNERSHIP WORKING AT FLAMENGO?

Last Monday (25), when Flamengo thrashed Vitória 8-0, Arrascaeta and Samuel Lino put on a great display as a duo. For the first goal, the Uruguayan set up the Brazilian to open the scoring. Later, on the third goal, the partnership was reversed, with the former Atlético de Madrid (ESP) player setting up the number 10, who fired a left-footed shot into the back of the net.

MORE DOUBLE ACTS TO COME?

Arrascaeta and Samuel Lino could repeat their successful partnership this Sunday (31), against Grêmio, at Maracanã. The match kicks off at 4pm (Brasília time), for the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. If Mengão is on the pitch, you can count on full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.