A point gained with a bitter taste.
The players were hoping to secure their second consecutive victory this Sunday against Avaí.
By From the official website team - in
When the referee blew the final whistle in the match between Flamengo and Avaí, the Flamengo players made it clear that they were not satisfied with the result. While acknowledging the point gained away from home, the players believe that the current Brazilian champions should have held onto the lead, given that they had opened up a 2-0 advantage in the first half.
With two assists in the match, midfielder Renato was very honest in his assessment of the draw against Avaí. For him, the difference in the second half, when Flamengo already had the lead, was the commitment of the Avaí players.
"Avaí came out with a changed lineup for the second half, ended up pressuring us and scored the goals. We also fell a little short in the second half. They were behind on the scoreboard and came out focused for the second half. They scored an early goal, our team felt it, but that's part of the game," explained Renato.
Even if victory didn't come, at least the fans and players saw Flamengo's performance in the match. Despite a second half that was worse than the first, the Rubro-negro showed that they are prepared to win more and more points in the remaining matches of the Brasileirão.
"Playing here has always been difficult. We made the first half easy, but we knew it would be complicated. We ended up conceding two goals from set pieces and couldn't put together any counter-attacks to finish the game off. Besides that, we were down to ten men. Now we have to think about the future. We need to concentrate on the next match, which will be at home. We'll be looking for another good result. This point away from home can't be disregarded," Correa concluded.
With two assists in the match, midfielder Renato was very honest in his assessment of the draw against Avaí. For him, the difference in the second half, when Flamengo already had the lead, was the commitment of the Avaí players.
"Avaí came out with a changed lineup for the second half, ended up pressuring us and scored the goals. We also fell a little short in the second half. They were behind on the scoreboard and came out focused for the second half. They scored an early goal, our team felt it, but that's part of the game," explained Renato.
Even if victory didn't come, at least the fans and players saw Flamengo's performance in the match. Despite a second half that was worse than the first, the Rubro-negro showed that they are prepared to win more and more points in the remaining matches of the Brasileirão.
"Playing here has always been difficult. We made the first half easy, but we knew it would be complicated. We ended up conceding two goals from set pieces and couldn't put together any counter-attacks to finish the game off. Besides that, we were down to ten men. Now we have to think about the future. We need to concentrate on the next match, which will be at home. We'll be looking for another good result. This point away from home can't be disregarded," Correa concluded.
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