Léo Duarte celebrates goal and praises teammates
Defender scored the second of the three red-black goals in the classic
By Nathan Mello - inAuthor of one of Flamengo's three goals in the derby against Fluminense this Saturday afternoon at the Maracanã, Uribe completed the scoring with two goals. Léo Duarte spoke about the important victory that puts Flamengo in the temporary second place in the Brasileirão.
"It boosts team morale and is the result of our daily work. It was an important victory against Fluminense, a good and well-organized team. We managed to outmaneuver them and come away with the 3 points."
The number 43 player highlighted the commitment of the entire group in pursuit of the positive result and also commented on the play that led to his second goal of the match, scored after a free kick by Vitinho.
"I'm happy to have scored the goal, but the most important thing was the victory and the commitment of the whole team. It started with Uribe up front and went all the way to César. Thank God we came away with the 3 points. We'll focus this week on facing Paraná next weekend."
"Vitinho trains a lot before the game and played a great match. Réver drew the marking in front of me, I managed to get up and head the ball," concluded the young defender.