In addition to remembering old teammates, Gabigol also spoke about interacting with athletes from Flamengo‘s current squad
Striker Gabigol participated in a press conference led by little Flamengo fans, in celebration of Children’s Day. In one of the questions, shirt 99 spoke about the friendships he built during his seven years at the club. In a relaxed manner, the athlete revealed that many of them have already retired, however, he mentioned the interaction he has with players from the current squad.
— Thank God I made several friends during the years I was at Flamengo. My best friends here retired. Now, one of them is my coach, that has changed a lot. If I had to name a few it was ‘Fili’ (Filipe Luís), Diego Ribas, Diego Alves. There is also Arrascaeta, Bruno Henrique who are still here. So you can say I have quite a few long time friends -, declared Gabigol, in an interview with ‘FlaTV’.
At Flamengo since 2019, Gabigol has seen several players and coaches pass through the club. Of the names mentioned by the attacker, all were part of the victorious campaign that Rubro-Negro enjoyed under the command of Jorge Jesus. At the time, Mengão won the Libertadores da América again after 38 years, in addition to other titles.
After this period, the athletes continued to play together at Flamengo. However, in 2022, Diego Ribas and Diego Alves decided to ‘hang up their boots’ and retire from football. The following year, it was Filipe Luís’s turn to do the same.
FILIPE LUÍS AND GABIGOL TOGETHER AT FLAMENGO
It didn’t take long for Filipe Luís and Gabigol to be together again at Flamengo. After Tite’s dismissal, the red-black board promoted the former left-back to coach of the club’s professionals.
With Filipe Luís at the helm of Flamengo, Gabigol once again had chances in the team. In duels with Corinthians and Bahia, which marked the beginning of the new coach’s work, the striker started as a starter. The expectation is that the athlete will continue to win minutes in Rubro-Negro.
ALREADY ARRASCAETA AND BRUNO HENRIQUE…
Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique continue working with Gabigol at Flamengo. In short, the players must even be starters in a game against the Fluminensefor the 30th round of the Brasileirão. The classic takes place this Thursday (17th), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. In this way, the Coluna do Fla brings the most red-black broadcast on the internet, on YouTube. Finally, Premiere (pay-per-view) also shows the match.
