Arrascaeta explains Samuel Lino anger during Flamengo win | OneFootball

Arrascaeta has played down any rift with Samuel Lino after the winger’s angry reaction to being substituted in Flamengo’s 2-0 win over Mirassol on 2 September. The frustration was about passes not coming his way from the Uruguayan, not aimed at coach Leonardo Jardim.

"After the match I saw his reactions. In the moment it can look simple, but I do not always see the pass. Often I am thinking of something before I get the ball and I try to have an option before receiving it," said the No 10. He told PodBoa. "I play with 10 other guys, sometimes someone will be free and I will not see it, I might think it is better to pass to another team-mate. We have already talked at the training ground and everything is calm."

With Flamengo two up, Lino was withdrawn and, passing Leonardo Jardim, he swore and complained the ball was not reaching him. Later in the mixed zone he said he had been irritated by the match and the state of the pitch, adding that little was coming off because the surface was not helping.

Jardim recounted with a smile that Lino initially sidestepped him before being called back to shake hands. The coach said the player blamed the slippery turf and was upset at some misplaced passes.

After Mirassol, a conversation between Arrascaeta and Lino was recorded at Ninho do Urubu. In the next game, away to Remo at the Mangueirão, the No 10 picked out the No 16 to score the only goal. They pointed to one another in celebration, then embraced.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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