Author of the night's stunning goal, Cuéllar dedicates the masterpiece: "To my whole family"

Volante gives an interview in the mixed zone of Ilha do Urubu.

By - in 29/06/2017 às 10:51

Capping off Flamengo's 2-0 victory over Santos at Ilha do Urubu, midfielder Cuéllar spoke to journalists in the stadium's mixed zone after the match. His performance was fundamental to the red-and-black triumph in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, not only for the goal but also for his defensive contribution, being the player with the most tackles in the match.

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Looking ahead to the next challenges, Cuéllar praises the team's performance. "The most important thing is that the team played well and achieved a great result. We have to go to Santos to complete what we did here on the island. First, we have São Paulo, and from now on we will try to keep improving game by game, to do our best for Flamengo," said the midfielder.

His family was present at the stadium to watch the match and left with much more than just the great experience of visiting Flamengo's home ground. Cuéllar dedicated his spectacular goal of the night to them. "To my wife and my son, who is now sleeping at my house. I kissed the tattoo I have dedicated to her and to him as well. Thank God it was a beautiful goal and I dedicate it to them and to my whole family, who know what I've been through and what I'm going through now. They are the ones who are by our side when times are tough, and also when they are better. The goal I scored today is for them," he celebrated.

Finally, the Colombian commented on his reaction to seeing the ball, after a great curve, find the left corner of goalkeeper Vanderlei's net and nestle in the back of the net. "First of all, I celebrated with my teammates. I'm grateful for having scored a beautiful goal. But the most important thing for us is that we achieved a great result against a great team like Santos, who play very well. I'm happy with the whole team's performance. I think everything we did on the field was absolutely correct. I think this is the right path from here on out. Now comes São Paulo and we'll try to do the same as we did today," he projects.

The match against the São Paulo team will take place this Sunday (02), also at Ilha do Urubu, with the ball rolling from 16 pm.