Angelim gives the recipe for overcoming Ceará at Castelão.
The defender believes Flamengo needs to be wary of the home team's counter-attacks.
By From the official website team - inIt's proven, based on the visitors' record at Castelão, that beating Ceará in Fortaleza is no easy task. But Flamengo is confident that it can repeat the feat from the Maracanã and achieve a positive result against "Vozão" this Wednesday (November 03.11rd). According to defender Ronaldo Angelim, there's a good chance Flamengo will win, provided the team is very focused throughout the game.
The defender knows the opponent well in this match and gives tips so that his team can overcome the home team. For Angelim, Flamengo has to be very careful with Ceará's counter-attacks.
"Ceará has an interesting strategy, especially at home. They defend well and exploit counter-attacks. If we let them down, they'll want the win and end up hindering our objectives. We need to put into practice what we've done during the week to try and win these three points," he explained.
An observer of the teams that Flamengo will face, Angelim is aware of Ceará's good home record and warns that the red-and-blacks will have to sweat to get the three points.
"It's going to be a very difficult game. Ceará lost that game because Vasco was rested and Ceará had played on Thursday. I've been following Ceará's games, they play well at Castelão, but Flamengo will try to put on a great performance," he concluded.
Flamengo and Ceará face off this Wednesday at 22 p.m. Ceará and Flamengo are very close in the standings, and this Wednesday's matchup is crucial for both teams. Flamengo has 43 points and is in 11th place. Flamengo has 39 and is in 13th place. Both teams are aiming to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.
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