Fla goes in search of victory to break the tie in the direct confrontation
With an unusual and balanced history, Rubro-negro seeks third consecutive victory in the Brazilian Championship against Avaí
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
One win, one draw, and one loss. That's what Flamengo's record against Avaí in the Brazilian Championship boils down to. A perfectly even match in a story that will be decided on Wednesday night (July 21.07st) at 21 pm at the Maracanã Stadium. For the red-and-blacks, the expectation is that everything will play out as it did in 1974 at the Orlando Scarpelli Stadium, when the club's current executive director of football, Zico, scored the winning goal for the Gávea team, 1-0.
The last time they met, Flamengo and Avaí played an unforgettable match for the red-and-blacks. Not because of the result, which was actually quite negative (a 3-0 loss), but because, incredibly, this setback propelled the team to its sixth Brazilian championship title, which it won last year.
"It was a tough game, with a lot of players missing and we ended up losing 3-0. But it was a learning experience for the group, which from then on went on to win the sixth title. In tomorrow's game (Wednesday), we hope to get a better result. We've worked well over the last few days, we're coming off two wins, but we know we have to keep up the momentum," recalled midfielder Willians.
Defender Ronaldo Angelim predicts a matchup as evenly matched as any in history between Avaí and Flamengo. According to him, the matches against the Santa Catarina team and Internacional next weekend in Porto Alegre will be very difficult for Flamengo.
"I believe these games, against Avaí and Inter, will be very tough. These are two teams that also came back strong after the World Cup, and we have to be very careful. Avaí is a fast team that proved its strength against São Paulo and Palmeiras and is coming here to play on the counterattack. We have to play intelligently," he said.
Strong defense - On the field, one of Flamengo's tactics for securing their second victory over Avaí in the history of the Brazilian Championship is to further strengthen their defense. After all, in their last two matches, the team kept clean sheets, a strategy that served as the basis for overcoming both Botafogo and Atlético-GO.
"For the first time this season, the team didn't concede two goals. We're improving that. Let's look on the bright side. We have things to fix. Our team isn't ready, we haven't won anything yet, but we're seeing progress," added Rogério Lourenço, who for the first time will be able to repeat Flamengo's lineup in two consecutive games this season.
CREDITS:
FLAMENGO X AVAÍ
Stadium: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Date/Time: 21/7/2010 - 21:XNUMX PM (Brasília time)
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas (BA)
Auxiliaries: Alessandro Alvaro Rocha De Matos (BA - FIFA) and Katiuscia Mayer Berger Mendonça (ES - FIFA)
FLAMENGO: Marcelo Lomba; Leonardo Moura, Welinton, Ronaldo Angelim and Juan; Williansd, Correa, Kleberson and Petkovic; Diego Maurício and Vinicius Pacheco. Technical: Rogerio Lourenço
AVAÍ: Renan; Patric, Gabriel, Emerson and Eltinho; Marcinho Guerreiro, Diogo Orlando, Rivaldo and Caio; Robinho and Roberto. Technical: Antonio Lopes
The last time they met, Flamengo and Avaí played an unforgettable match for the red-and-blacks. Not because of the result, which was actually quite negative (a 3-0 loss), but because, incredibly, this setback propelled the team to its sixth Brazilian championship title, which it won last year.
"It was a tough game, with a lot of players missing and we ended up losing 3-0. But it was a learning experience for the group, which from then on went on to win the sixth title. In tomorrow's game (Wednesday), we hope to get a better result. We've worked well over the last few days, we're coming off two wins, but we know we have to keep up the momentum," recalled midfielder Willians.
Defender Ronaldo Angelim predicts a matchup as evenly matched as any in history between Avaí and Flamengo. According to him, the matches against the Santa Catarina team and Internacional next weekend in Porto Alegre will be very difficult for Flamengo.
"I believe these games, against Avaí and Inter, will be very tough. These are two teams that also came back strong after the World Cup, and we have to be very careful. Avaí is a fast team that proved its strength against São Paulo and Palmeiras and is coming here to play on the counterattack. We have to play intelligently," he said.
Strong defense - On the field, one of Flamengo's tactics for securing their second victory over Avaí in the history of the Brazilian Championship is to further strengthen their defense. After all, in their last two matches, the team kept clean sheets, a strategy that served as the basis for overcoming both Botafogo and Atlético-GO.
"For the first time this season, the team didn't concede two goals. We're improving that. Let's look on the bright side. We have things to fix. Our team isn't ready, we haven't won anything yet, but we're seeing progress," added Rogério Lourenço, who for the first time will be able to repeat Flamengo's lineup in two consecutive games this season.
CREDITS:
FLAMENGO X AVAÍ
Stadium: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Date/Time: 21/7/2010 - 21:XNUMX PM (Brasília time)
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas (BA)
Auxiliaries: Alessandro Alvaro Rocha De Matos (BA - FIFA) and Katiuscia Mayer Berger Mendonça (ES - FIFA)
FLAMENGO: Marcelo Lomba; Leonardo Moura, Welinton, Ronaldo Angelim and Juan; Williansd, Correa, Kleberson and Petkovic; Diego Maurício and Vinicius Pacheco. Technical: Rogerio Lourenço
AVAÍ: Renan; Patric, Gabriel, Emerson and Eltinho; Marcinho Guerreiro, Diogo Orlando, Rivaldo and Caio; Robinho and Roberto. Technical: Antonio Lopes
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