Flamengo announced on Tuesday the return of Gonzalo Plata. The Ecuadorian striker had said goodbye to the club and traveled to Moscow, but his signing was not completed by Dynamo because he did not meet the Russian team's medical parameters. As a result, he will be reintegrated into the red-and-black squad.
Plata's reintegration means Flamengo now has ten foreign players on its roster, a number that exceeds the limit established by the CBF for the Brasileirão. The rule, defined by the participating clubs themselves, states that no team may register more than nine foreign athletes per match.
The ten foreigners at Flamengo are: Agustín Rossi (goalkeeper, Argentina), Guillermo Varela (fullback, Uruguay), Erick Pulgar (midfielder, Chile), De La Cruz (midfielder, Uruguay), Saúl Ñíguez (midfielder, Spain), De Arrascaeta (midfielder, Uruguay), Carrascal (attacking midfielder, Colombia), Gonzalo Plata (forward, Ecuador), Anthony Valencia (forward, Ecuador), and Joaquín Freitas (forward, Argentina).
