Right-back Wesley, former Flamengo, premiered for his new team, Roma, on Thursday (07/31), in a 3-0 win over Italians against Cannes, France. Despite having started the duel in the bank, the player entered the break and had his performance highly praised by Corriere Dello Sport, Italy’s main sports newspaper.
The most anticipated player ripped applause from the fans. He runs, runs and runs a little more. Up and down without stopping. He follows the action, sometimes with a little shyness-analyzed the newspaper, which attributed 6 to the performance of the former Flamengo.
Roma, now trained by Gian Piero Gasperini, former Atalanta, also promoted the debut of striker Evan Ferguson, former Brighton, who scored a two goals from the team. El Shaarawy and Dovbyk completed the scoring.
Wesley led Roma in tackles (6) in his debut in the friendly against Cannes! 👏🇧🇷
And the Brazilian WON 8 out of 9 DUELS (89% success rate) and was also the leader in won duels in the match! 😤 pic.twitter.com/UI6uC0wyJz
— DataFootball (@DataFootball_) July 31, 2025
Wesley’s numbers in his debut for Rome
- 47 minutes on the field
- 2 Interceptions
- 6
- 8 defeated duels (9 disputed)
- 1 Failure
The amount paid by Wesley for Rome
Wesley was negotiated by Flamengo to Roma for 25 million euros (about $ 162 million). Depending on the fulfillment of goals in contract, the value can reach 30 million euros (R $ 194 million).
Wesley numbers for Flamengo
- 139 games
- Four goals
- six assists
