De la Cruz said goodbye to his River Plate friends

River de la Cruz won the Champions Cup over Rosario Central

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Nicolas de la Cruz played his last match for River Plate (Argentina) on Friday (22). The Uruguayan has already signed with Flamengo for 2024, and was on the pitch for 90 minutes in the Champions Cup. After winning the title by defeating Rosario Central (Argentina) 2-0, the midfielder opened the match with some of his friends from the team.

How did you learn about the report issued by? Column, noDe la Cruz spoke to some of his players and greeted them River Plate In a farewell tone. Although the move to Flamengo did not become official on Friday (22) of the decision, the Uruguayan midfielder had a thank you conversation with friends of the club on the pitch, and especially in the dressing room.

One of de la Cruz's closest friends at River Plate has let the Uruguayan's future slip away. That's because the Argentine said the following in a post-match interview with TNT Sports: “He was the best in the tournament, and we will miss him very much.” After that, the future Flamengo promotion joked: “Don't burn me (laughs).”

Final modifications

After De La Cruz bid farewell to River Plate with the Champions Cup title, Flamengo paid the fine for terminating the contract. An amount of 16 million euros (79 million Brazilian reals) will be transferred to the player, who will transfer the amount to the Argentine club. Therefore, Rubro-Negro is just waiting for the bank transfer to go well to officially announce the Uruguayan as the first reinforcement for the 2024 season.

Pre-season with de la Cruz?

Flamengo is trying to make De La Cruz available for the team's return in January. The players will begin their pre-season on the 8th of this month at the Ninho do Ourobo Stadium. Therefore, coach Tite hopes to have the Uruguayan midfielder available in the first week of training with a view to 2024.

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