Argentinian arrives wanting to repeat the success of his "brothers"
Having made his mark with Montillo and citing Conca as an example, Bottinelli believes he can find his form in Brazil.
By From the official website team - in
The discussion became commonplace after the 2010 season in Brazilian football. Do we need the creativity of Argentine midfielders? D'Alessandro at Inter, Montillo at Cruzeiro, and Conca at Fluminense have been excelling in Brazil, and this success of the Argentinians inspires Flamengo's new signing, Darío Bottinelli, to also try to achieve this recognition.
And as far as Montillo is concerned, with whom he was discovered at San Lorenzo in Argentina, he will do very well. Bottinelli revealed, in an interview with the official website team, that he spoke with the Cruzeiro player before coming to Brazil. Montillo, who faced Flamengo wearing the Universidad de Chile jersey in the Libertadores Cup, recommended the transfer to his friend.
"I spoke with Montillo and he told me it would be good for me to come to Brazil, that I could stand out here and that my football would shine. I was happy. Even more so because the deal was with Flamengo, the biggest club in Brazil, with a huge fan base. Montillo and I have a very good relationship, we were practically discovered together at San Lorenzo, he was in a category above mine," he said.
Chile, incidentally, has had a strong relationship with Flamengo in recent seasons. In 2010, the Rubro-negro (Flamengo) traveled extensively to Santiago. After all, they faced Católica, Bottinelli's former team, and "La U," Montillo's former team, in the Copa Santander Libertadores. Furthermore, Fierro and Maldonado, Bottinelli's main players in the squad, come from there.
"My role models are the Chilean players Maldonado and Fierro. Because they're from Chile, they're the ones I know best. I'm calm. I've played in leagues like the Argentinian and Chilean ones. Flamengo is a very big team with a lot of history in football. I hope to have a lot of success here," he added.
Nicknamed "El Pollo" (chicken, in Spanish), Bottinelli is the second signing officially announced by the Flamengo board, which had already reached an agreement with goalkeeper Felipe, formerly of Corinthians and who was playing for Sporting Braga in Portugal.
And as far as Montillo is concerned, with whom he was discovered at San Lorenzo in Argentina, he will do very well. Bottinelli revealed, in an interview with the official website team, that he spoke with the Cruzeiro player before coming to Brazil. Montillo, who faced Flamengo wearing the Universidad de Chile jersey in the Libertadores Cup, recommended the transfer to his friend.
"I spoke with Montillo and he told me it would be good for me to come to Brazil, that I could stand out here and that my football would shine. I was happy. Even more so because the deal was with Flamengo, the biggest club in Brazil, with a huge fan base. Montillo and I have a very good relationship, we were practically discovered together at San Lorenzo, he was in a category above mine," he said.
Chile, incidentally, has had a strong relationship with Flamengo in recent seasons. In 2010, the Rubro-negro (Flamengo) traveled extensively to Santiago. After all, they faced Católica, Bottinelli's former team, and "La U," Montillo's former team, in the Copa Santander Libertadores. Furthermore, Fierro and Maldonado, Bottinelli's main players in the squad, come from there.
"My role models are the Chilean players Maldonado and Fierro. Because they're from Chile, they're the ones I know best. I'm calm. I've played in leagues like the Argentinian and Chilean ones. Flamengo is a very big team with a lot of history in football. I hope to have a lot of success here," he added.
Nicknamed "El Pollo" (chicken, in Spanish), Bottinelli is the second signing officially announced by the Flamengo board, which had already reached an agreement with goalkeeper Felipe, formerly of Corinthians and who was playing for Sporting Braga in Portugal.
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