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River de De La Cruz won the Champions Trophy against Rosario Central
By: Leo Jose
Nicolás de la Cruz played his last game for River Plate (ARG) on Friday (22). Already signed with Flamengo for 2024, the Uruguayan was on the field for 90 minutes in the Champions Trophy. After winning the title with a 2-0 victory over Rosario Central (ARG), the midfielder opened the game with some friends from the squad.
How did you find out about the report from the Coluna do FlaDe La Cruz spoke to and greeted some of his own players River Plate in a farewell tone. Although the transfer to Flamengo was not made official on Friday (22) of the decision, the Uruguayan midfielder had a thank you conversation with friends of the club on the pitch and, mainly, in the dressing room.
One of De La Cruz’s closest friends at River Plate let the Uruguayan’s future slip. That’s because the Argentine said the following in a post-game interview with ‘TNT Sports’: “He was the best in the tournament, we’re going to miss him a lot.” Afterwards, Flamengo’s future reinforcement joked: “Don’t burn me (laughs)”.
FINAL ADJUSTMENTS
After De La Cruz said goodbye to River Plate with the Champions Trophy title, Flamengo paid the termination fine. The amount of 16 million euros (R$79 million) will be transferred to the player, who will pass the amount on to the Argentine club. Therefore, Rubro-Negro is just waiting for the bank transfer to be ok to officially announce the Uruguayan as the first reinforcement for the 2024 season.
PRE-SEASON LIKE DE LA CRUZ?
Flamengo is trying to have De La Cruz available for the squad’s return in January. The players start pre-season on the 8th, at Ninho do Urubu. Therefore, coach Tite hopes to have the Uruguayan midfielder in the first week of training aiming for 2024.
SEE DE LA CRUZ’S ANALYSIS
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2023-12-24 01:58:05
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