translated from Spanish: Mauricio Isla: “Motivated and happy to be in a powerful club like Flamengo”

Chilean national team Mauricio Isla tackled on Sunday what was his arrival at the popular Brazilian club Flamengo, in what will be his first experience in South America after playing for 13 seasons in Europe.During his new club’s duel against Serie A In Brazil, which finished 1-1 in Rio de Janeiro, the right-back externalized his satisfaction at ‘Mengao’ , reigning Copa Libertadores champion.” I am very happy to arrive at a top club in Brazil, which won all last year. It’s a great motivation for me to get to a club that always wants to fight the titles, with great players on the track. Motivated and happy to be in a powerful club like Flamengo,” he said. Happy to return to South America, to a strong team like Flamengo, after 13 years in Europe. I’m ready to give myself up at a hundred,” he added. Asked, meanwhile, for playing at the legendary Maracana Stadium, where he plays home to the reddish cast, the 32-year-old said that “it’s very nice, with a big atmosphere, we know what it represents and the matches I’ve played there has come to me a lot. We beat the Spanish champion at the 2014 World Cup, they came as champions and we beat him 2-0.” The two-time American champion with the ‘Roja’ signed a contract with Flamengo until December 2022 and will be his seventh career jersey, following Udinese, Juventus, Queen Park Rangers, Olympique de Marseille, Cagliari and Fenerbahce.

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