{"id":79872,"date":"2026-02-05T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=79872"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:33:59","slug":"lucas-paqueta-booked-enio-spot-fixing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/lucas-paqueta-booked-enio-spot-fixing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Paqueta Booked Four Minutes Into First Start For Flamengo"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took Lucas Paqueta just four minutes to earn a yellow card in his first full start for new club Flamengo following his \u00a336.5 million move from West Ham.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The flamboyant Brazil midfielder was making just his second appearance since rejoining his boyhood club.<\/p>\n

Paqueta left West Ham having had to play under a cloud of suspicion created by a Premier League investigation into alleged spot-fixing charges.<\/p>\n

The English football authorities eventually dropped the case after a two-year saga during which the player had continually denied any betting allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Things haven’t been going so well for West Ham either.<\/p>\n

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo could be sacked<\/a> without receiving any compensation if he fails to keep the club in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

A Stumbling Start For Flamengo<\/h2>\n

Paqueta was making his second appearance for Flamengo since becoming the most expensive signing in the history of South American football.<\/p>\n

He made his debut as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 Brazilian Super Cup defeat to Corinthians at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Desperate to do well, he blazed a shot over the bar from close range in stoppage time that could have drawn the game level at 1-1.<\/p>\n