Rogério still has doubts about the lineup
Coach has not defined Vagner Love's attacking partner for this Saturday's match
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo has not yet announced its starting lineup for this Saturday's (May 29.05th) match at 18:30 pm against Grêmio at Maracanã. On Friday, coach Rogério Lourenço led a tactical training session and gave some clues about the team that will start, but in a post-workout press conference, he did not confirm the starting 11. The main doubt is in attack. Vagner Love, despite knee pain, is confirmed, but his partner could be Diego Maurício or Vinícius Pacheco.
"The questions are about assembling the entire team. I haven't decided on the attacking duo yet. We could start with Love and Diego or Love and Pacheco. With Pacheco and Love, there will be two attackers with more depth, and with Pacheco, we'll gain speed on the wings. We'll wait and think carefully until the game to decide the lineup," he said.
The coach also emphasized the importance of having a strong and compact midfield. According to him, with Maldonado, Lenon, Camacho, and Petkovic, the formation he trained with this Friday, this will be possible.
"It's a midfield with two defensive midfielders, a defensive midfielder who marks well and has the quality to play, and a creative player. The problem is that there hasn't been much training. But I believe we can put together a good team for tomorrow. We have a quality group. The concern is that we have a lot of changes in the lineup. There are injuries, players on international duty, sending offs... But we know everyone's quality, and whoever comes in will do well," he stated.
The red-and-black manager knows exactly what he'll face at Maracanã. According to him, Grêmio is a high-quality team, and its defense needs to be very careful, especially with the Tricolor's attacking duo.
"Grêmio has a good team, good players and strong attackers in the box, William and Jonas, and they have the characteristic of playing with great force. They have Rochemback, Maylson, who I know from the U-20 team and who is very intelligent, but, of course, the biggest concern is the attacking duo. Few teams play like that and we have to be alert. They are a great team and it will be a difficult game," he added.
"The questions are about assembling the entire team. I haven't decided on the attacking duo yet. We could start with Love and Diego or Love and Pacheco. With Pacheco and Love, there will be two attackers with more depth, and with Pacheco, we'll gain speed on the wings. We'll wait and think carefully until the game to decide the lineup," he said.
The coach also emphasized the importance of having a strong and compact midfield. According to him, with Maldonado, Lenon, Camacho, and Petkovic, the formation he trained with this Friday, this will be possible.
"It's a midfield with two defensive midfielders, a defensive midfielder who marks well and has the quality to play, and a creative player. The problem is that there hasn't been much training. But I believe we can put together a good team for tomorrow. We have a quality group. The concern is that we have a lot of changes in the lineup. There are injuries, players on international duty, sending offs... But we know everyone's quality, and whoever comes in will do well," he stated.
The red-and-black manager knows exactly what he'll face at Maracanã. According to him, Grêmio is a high-quality team, and its defense needs to be very careful, especially with the Tricolor's attacking duo.
"Grêmio has a good team, good players and strong attackers in the box, William and Jonas, and they have the characteristic of playing with great force. They have Rochemback, Maylson, who I know from the U-20 team and who is very intelligent, but, of course, the biggest concern is the attacking duo. Few teams play like that and we have to be alert. They are a great team and it will be a difficult game," he added.