Andreas Pereira on Libertadores error: "That's in the past" | OneFootball

What did Andreas Pereira, Palmeiras’ new signing, say?

Palmeiras officially presented Andreas Pereira this Thursday (11th). In one of the questions, the player was asked about the 2021 Libertadores final, which took place between the São Paulo team and Flamengo. In his response, the Belgian-Brazilian said that the big decision is already in the past and that he wants to write a successful story with the Verdão.

— What happened, the final is in the past for me. Now, I’ve arrived at this great club and I want to write my story starting from the next game, and I want it to be a beautiful story. From now on, I want to have a lot of success and win titles here — he stated, before concluding:

— In the final, ever since the game ended, I haven’t followed anything after that. It was a moment that happened and it’s over. I didn’t pay much attention. What I can say about the Palmeiras fans is that in the last few weeks, the amount of messages and affection I’ve received, my wife… It was very special for me — Andreas Pereira concluded in a press conference this Thursday (11th).

WHAT HAPPENED WITH ANDREAS IN THE FLAMENGO VS PALMEIRAS LIBERTADORES FINAL?

Andreas Pereira became the main character in that final between Flamengo and Palmeiras, in the 2021 Libertadores. That’s because the teams were tied 1-1 in regular time, and so the match went into extra time.

In regular time, Andreas Pereira received a pass and had control of the ball. Even with the play under control, the midfielder slipped, and Deyverson took advantage of the mistake to score Palmeiras’ second goal of the match. As a result, the São Paulo team overcame Flamengo and won the 2021 Libertadores title.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE 2025 LIBERTADORES?

After 2021, Flamengo bounced back and won the 2022 Libertadores against Athletico-PR, in Ecuador. At the moment, the Rubro-Negro remains strong in the fight for another title in the competition. On September 18th and 25th, Mengão will face Estudiantes (ARG) in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Before that, however, Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (14th) to face Juventude, in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. In short, the ball rolls at 4pm (Brasília time), at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show the details of the match on YouTube.

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