Filipe Luís shares Rossi’s vow before Libertadores penalty shootout | OneFootball

Rossi promised to qualify Flamengo in the penalties against Estudiantes (ARG)

Rossi failed in the goal of Estudiantes (ARG) last Thursday (25). However, in the penalty shootout, the player redeemed himself by making the two saves that qualified Flamengo to the semifinals of the Libertadores. After the match, Filipe Luís revealed a promise from the goalkeeper.

According to coach Filipe Luís, Rossi acknowledged that he made a mistake during the Estudiantes goal that led to the penalty shootout. In addition, the goalkeeper directly told the coach that he would qualify Flamengo to redeem himself with the squad and fans.

— Rossi has our trust, he has the affection of the group's players. Mistakes happen. The truth is that when a goalkeeper makes a mistake it is fatal, you expose yourself a lot. And of course, a goalkeeper must always be at a very high level of concentration because a mistake eliminates you. Let this not affect him because he has everyone's trust. When the penalties came, he came to tell me: "Look, leave it to me that I made a mistake before and I will qualify us now.

— I believed and, luckily, he made two great saves and we managed to pass. But it is important that, I always think this way, when a player makes a mistake, analyze the mistake, do not hide from the mistake, put on the field what happened and train this type of move. Because, for me, only corrections and work on what you did wrong is what makes you evolve and improve. But he has everyone's trust.

What was Rossi's mistake?

In short, with just a few seconds left for Flamengo to close the first half with a 0-0 draw, Estudiantes scored. At 46 minutes, Benedetti received from the left and fired the shot, without an angle. However, Rossi made a big mistake and accepted, in a ball that passed over the goalkeeper.

The result led to the penalty shootout, where Rossi bounced back and redeemed himself. In the shots, the goalkeeper caught the kick precisely from Benedetti and then from Ascacíbar. Therefore, the number 1 went from villain to hero of Flamengo's qualification in Argentina.

What is Flamengo's next match?

With Rossi available, Flamengo is preparing to face Corinthians, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), this Sunday (28). On the other hand, in the semifinals of the Libertadores, Fla faces Racing (ARG), which eliminated Vélez Sarsfield (ARG).

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