Draw against Avaí served as a lesson
Rubro-Negros say they tried to kill the game against Inter to avoid the team being surprised like in Floripa
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Halftime, Flamengo leading 2-0. Confidence high, fans happy, and victory very close. Flamengo's feeling after the first 45 minutes of the match against Inter this Saturday at Engenhão was the same as last week, when the team beat Avaí by the same score in Florianópolis. This time, however, the Santa Catarina team chased the equalizer, and Flamengo left the field with the taste of defeat.
To prevent a repeat, the players held a long discussion in the locker room and emphasized the importance of returning for the second half with a strong will not only to maintain the lead but also to try to kill the game quickly. And that's what Deivid did, still in the opening minutes of the second half. A feat praised by Renato, scorer of Flamengo's second goal.
"In the last game, we ended up getting this result and we weren't able to maintain it. We talked about staying ahead and even killing the game and that's what we did," said the number 11.
Kleberson agrees. According to him, the team performed well against Avaí, but ended up throwing away two important points in Floripa, and that couldn't happen again, especially in Rio de Janeiro.
"We did well in the last match, but we conceded two goals and that was a lesson. We couldn't repeat that," added the Penta.
To prevent a repeat, the players held a long discussion in the locker room and emphasized the importance of returning for the second half with a strong will not only to maintain the lead but also to try to kill the game quickly. And that's what Deivid did, still in the opening minutes of the second half. A feat praised by Renato, scorer of Flamengo's second goal.
"In the last game, we ended up getting this result and we weren't able to maintain it. We talked about staying ahead and even killing the game and that's what we did," said the number 11.
Kleberson agrees. According to him, the team performed well against Avaí, but ended up throwing away two important points in Floripa, and that couldn't happen again, especially in Rio de Janeiro.
"We did well in the last match, but we conceded two goals and that was a lesson. We couldn't repeat that," added the Penta.
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