This Sunday, a day after announcing the renewal of his contract with Flamengo until 2028, Arrascaeta paid his respects at the Maracanã before the match against Santos in Brasileirão. The midfielder was hired in 2019 and could stay at the club for 10 years.
Just before the team took to the pitch for warm-ups, Arrascaeta received his jersey number 2028 from Director of Football Jose Boto. He was accompanied by his wife Camila Bastiani and businessman Daniel Fonseca.
The Uruguayan couple is pregnant with their first child, and they also received baby clothes from the red and black brand, which revealed that the baby’s name is Milan. All the fans in the stadium gave a big round of applause.
The new contract between Flamengo and Arrascaeta was signed last Friday in CT George Heral and also provides for an automatic extension of the contract for the next season (until 2029) if the Uruguayan player achieves the goals set by the parties.
The number 10 has played in 348 games in all competitions for the red and black, scoring 95 goals and providing 104 assists. Last Wednesday, he scored from the penalty spot in a draw with São Paulo in Brasileirão, making him the club’s all-time top foreign scorer, surpassing Argentine Doval, who played for Flamengo from 1969 to 1975 and scored 94 goals.
The relationship between player and club has resulted in 15 titles: 2 Conmebol Libertadores (2019 and 2022), 2 Brazilian Championships (2019 and 2020) and 2 Brazilian Cups. (2022 and 2024), 3 Brazilian Super Cups (2020, 2021, 2025), 1 Recopa Suluamericana (2020), 5 Carioca Championships (2109, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025).
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