Luxembourg asks fans to fill "rented house" this Saturday.
The coach emphasizes the importance of the Maracanã, but warns that Flamengo fans will have to get used to the Engenhão.
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
This Saturday, Vanderlei Luxemburgo will return to the stage of his last match as Atlético Mineiro's coach. On that occasion, the Belo Horizonte team was thrashed 5-1 by Fluminense, but the coach doesn't want to dwell on negative memories. And to start a new chapter at the Engenhão stadium, he's asking for the special help of the Atlético Mineiro fans.
He explains that Flamengo's home stadium, the Maracanã, is under construction, and that, therefore, the team needs to play its matches in a kind of rented property.
"Maracanã is our home, but it's closed for renovations. Engenhão is now our home, through a sort of rental agreement. I'd also like to take this opportunity to call on the fans to come to the stadium and support us during this difficult time," he said.
The coach doesn't hide the fact that he would like to be able to play the games at the biggest stadium in the world, but emphasizes that, since that's not possible, everyone needs to get used to the João Havelange Olympic Stadium.
"I went through this at Atlético as well. Flamengo ends up being harmed without the Maracanã, no doubt about it, because there's a strong sense of identification there, but we can't dwell on that. It's good to have the Maracanã, but we're unable to play there and we need to adapt to playing there," he concluded.
He explains that Flamengo's home stadium, the Maracanã, is under construction, and that, therefore, the team needs to play its matches in a kind of rented property.
"Maracanã is our home, but it's closed for renovations. Engenhão is now our home, through a sort of rental agreement. I'd also like to take this opportunity to call on the fans to come to the stadium and support us during this difficult time," he said.
The coach doesn't hide the fact that he would like to be able to play the games at the biggest stadium in the world, but emphasizes that, since that's not possible, everyone needs to get used to the João Havelange Olympic Stadium.
"I went through this at Atlético as well. Flamengo ends up being harmed without the Maracanã, no doubt about it, because there's a strong sense of identification there, but we can't dwell on that. It's good to have the Maracanã, but we're unable to play there and we need to adapt to playing there," he concluded.
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