Douglas Costa reunites at Fluminense with six players he previously played with | Fluminense

Strengthen FluminenseDouglas Costa met six people with whom he had shared a day's work in recent days. The striker has already played with six different players from the current Tricolor squad, both for clubs and for the Brazilian national team: Ganso, Marcelo, Renato Augusto, Diogo Barbosa, Thiago Santos and Caligari have already taken part in routines with the striker. Check it out below.

Gansu – U-20 World Cup 2009

Shirt number 10 Fluminense The future tricolor striker was world runner-up in 2009. At Santos and Gremio, respectively, Paulo Henrique Ganso and Douglas Costa were present in that year's U-20 World Cup final, when Brazil lost to Ghana on penalties afterwards. The tie was 0-0 in normal time, even with an additional goal from the 37th minute of the first half.

Ganso and Douglas Costa scored in Brazil's unbeaten run, in the same match: 3-1 against Australia in the last match of the group stage. In the decision with the Africans, Douglas was the second substitution for coach Rogerio Lourenco and replaced Ganso in the 19th minute of the second half.

Marcelo and Renato Augusto – Qualifiers and World Cup 2018

Six years after the defeat to Ghana, Douglas Costa was called up to the Brazil senior squad – when he had already left Shakhtar Donetsk and was at Bayern Munich under Pep Guardiola. From that year's World Cup qualifiers onwards, with Dunga continuing to coach the team, Douglas Costa trained in the team's 12 and 20 jerseys. Fluminense.

When Tite took over as coach of the Brazilian national team, he continued to call up the trio who currently play for Fernando Diniz's team. So much so that he took all three to the 2018 World Cup. They were on the pitch in Brazil's 2-1 defeat to Belgium, with only Marcelo starting and remaining for 90 minutes.

Diogo Barbosa and Thiago Santos – Gremio 2021

Upon his return to Brazil, Douglas Costa returned to the club he revealed. During his turbulent time at Gremio, he worked with Diogo Barbosa and Thiago Santos and finished the year with the club following Rio Grande do Sul's relegation.

Of the 28 matches he played when he returned to Porto Alegre, Douglas Costa played with Diogo Barbosa 12 times, but he participated in 20 matches with Thiago Santos. Until then, this was the only season they were in the same cast.

Caligari – Los Angeles Galaxy 2023

In Douglas Costa's second season in the United States, the kid from Zirim was loaned by Flo to play on the right flank for the American team. Lucas Caligari traveled to Los Angeles at the start of last season and met his fellow striker at the club and took the opportunity to share the dressing room with his new partner.

The two played together in 16 matches, but Calegari tore knee ligaments and missed the end of the season in the United States. Now, they will see each other frequently at the Carlos Castillo Training Center.

Douglas Costa is the team's sixth reinforcement Fluminense For this season. The club also announced goalkeeper Felipe Alves, defender Antonio Carlos and midfielders Gabriel Pires, Renato Augusto and Terrance. Colombian striker Lucumi is also in Brazil, but has not yet been announced.

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