Goalkeeper surprises board and conquers space in Flamengo with courage and coolness

Courage and coldness are characteristics that make goalkeeper Matheus Cunha, every round, increase the hope of the fans. They were the same ones that paved the way for him to reach the Flamengo.

Creates from the base categories of the São Paulo, Cunha had a contract on the table and pen in hand to sign a renewal, but caught the club’s board by surprise when asking for time to think. It was the end of the line at Tricolor for the beginning of a trajectory with category “godfathers” like Diego Alves, Rogério Ceni and Jorge Sampaoli at Rubro-Negro.

Among the technicians, in 2020, Rogério was the one who gave the green light for his arrival, and Sampaoli was responsible for the bet as a starter, 17 of the 25 matches between the professionals were at the hands of the Argentine coach. However, the big daddy is Diego Alves, not just because of the jokes and comparisons made by the Red-Black fans on social networks.

_{Goalkeeper Matheus Cunha (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@matheuscunha_01)}

Champion of the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores last year as a second option on the bench, behind only Diego Alves, Cunha started the year 2023 as an underdog and ended up becoming the absolute holder of the red-black goal. The easiness in the game with the feet conquered a Jorge Sampaoli that repeated the pattern of other teams.

beginning in football

Born in the state of São Paulo, in Tupi Paulista, Matheus participated in a “sieve” in Flora Rica at just 11 years old and ended up attracting the attention of scouts from the São Paulo club. It took two years of going back and forth to São Paulo for evaluations, and at the end of 2014 he received a good response, starting to integrate the youth teams of the under-13 team.

“(…) and everyone pitched in to help with the boots, uniform, bus. I am very grateful for everything they did for me (…)”he stated.

coldness

The athlete has always been very calm, calm and cool. He said that he tries to solve things in the best possible way, that he acts the same way off the field and that this helps him when he makes a decision. “It has to be like this, because the pressure is huge”continued.

Sampaoli requirements

The goalkeeper also went on to say how much he needs to study. Depending on the opponent’s characteristics, at what height the opponent will press and the characteristics of the teammates, he needs to analyze which pass he would have to give. All this is important for the team and facilitates the work of the entire cast.

Featured photo: Matheus Cunha. Playback/Instagram/@matheuscunha_01