Filipe Luís blames culprit for Flamengo loss to São Paulo | OneFootball

Flamengo squandered two great opportunities in the match against São Paulo

The Flamengo was defeated by São Paulo 2-1 at Morumbi last Wednesday (28), in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship. Despite the defeat, Mengão created chances to come out with the victory. After the duel, coach Filipe Luís lamented the wasted opportunities.

— Our first half was good, we put pressure on a team that is difficult to press, especially because of their good midfield players. We managed to steal the ball constantly and create the game, create goal situations that didn't translate into the score, but generated dangerous situations, with us surrounding the area —, began Filipe Luís.

— In the second half, we made mistakes that we don't usually make, we gave away chances. The team lost synchronization in the pressure, in this exchange between high and medium blocks, and São Paulo scored the equalizer. With the mistake, soon after the turnaround. The opponent also plays, adapted to us and managed to win. Tomorrow I will analyze it calmly. While the team was focused, it was the same as always, dominating the game —, he concluded.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION

The Flamengo missed a great opportunity in the first half with Jorge Carrascal. At the time, the game was tied with no goals. The Colombian was called upon and, alone inside the area, shot wide, missing a clear goal.

According to information from the statistics site ‘SofaScore’, Flamengo created three great opportunities in the match against São Paulo. However, the red-black team squandered two clear chances. Thus, this directly impacted the final result.

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