Flamengo and Botafogo united in a common position of dissatisfaction after Dynamo Moscow's refusal to sign forwards Gonzalo Plata and Matheus Martins, respectively. Both clubs expressed outrage at the Russian team's decision to reject the players in medical exams, considering the decision surprising and unjustified.
The players arrived together in Russia over the weekend and even had reception images at the airport published by Dynamo itself. However, when they underwent medical exams on Tuesday, the Russian club claimed that the athletes did not meet the required "medical parameters."
Flamengo maintains that Gonzalo Plata has no history of significant injuries. The player recently only suffered from some knee issues, diagnosed as tendinitis, and had been playing normally for the team coached by Leonardo Jardim. Therefore, the rejection came as a bombshell for the red-and-black club.
Botafogo also falls under the same context, as Matheus Martins had been regularly used by the team. The black-and-white club showed irritation with the situation and is already studying taking Dynamo Moscow to court, according to GLOBO's investigation.
