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Eduardo recalls heroic classification

In last year's Copa do Brasil, Flamengo beat Coritiba on penalties

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In the round of 2014 of the 3 Copa do Brasil, Flamengo and Coritiba faced each other in two distinct matches. In the first leg, at Couto Pereira, the home team won 0-XNUMX. In the return leg, Flamengo needed to turn the score around and spared no effort. The date remains in the minds of many fans, and one athlete in particular.

"We needed to overturn a heavy deficit and knew we had a strong opponent ahead of us. We respected Coritiba, but we were in front of our home crowd and had to chase it. I celebrated a lot when I scored. The victory was memorable, I'm sure the fans remember it fondly," said Eduardo da Silva, who scored the third goal in the 3-0 victory, which sent the match to penalties. In the alternating shootouts, the "Mais Querido" prevailed.

About match this Saturday (13.06), the player states that Flamengo will face difficulties, especially since it is away from home. To win, he warns that it is necessary to maintain concentration for 90 minutes.

"Beating Coritiba here was never easy, quite the opposite. We saw that in the Copa do Brasil itself. We trained well during the week, we know what we need to do, and we can't lose focus for a single minute to return to Rio with a good result," he explained.