Ceará boss: ‘Extra motivation’ for Flamengo clash in Brasileirão | OneFootball

What did Léo Condé, Ceará's coach, say?

Ceará hosted Flamengo last Sunday (03) and sought the result until the end of the match played at Arena Castelão. After the end of the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, coach Léo Condé highlighted the support of the fan as 'extra motivation' to try to overcome the Rubro-Negro.

— The team showed the ability to seek a draw, we almost turned the game around. So, we are satisfied with the performance, with the team's capacity for overcoming, largely also due to the support of our fan But of course we always want to win, that's our motto. We will always seek in all games, but especially at home we want to bring joy to our fan -, said Condé in a press conference.

HOW WAS THE FLAMENGO GAME AGAINST CEARÁ?

Ceará arrived highly motivated for the match with Flamengo, as they had beaten Cruzeiro, in a comeback, in the last round, at Mineirão. However, the Rubro-Negro proved to be an unwelcome visitor and opened the scoring with Arrascaeta.

In the second half, Ceará began to have more possession and, with that, put pressure on Flamengo. On one of these opportunities, Lucas Mugni took a corner, which found Pedro Raul inside the box. With a header, the striker shook Rossi's nets, leaving the final result all square.

AND THE SITUATION OF FLAMENGO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Even with the draw, Flamengo remained at the top of the Brasileirão, with 37 points. Tied on points with Mengão is Cruzeiro, who beat Botafogo, away from home, 2-0. However, the Rubro-Negro is at the top, as they have a better goal difference than the team from Belo Horizonte.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

After the game for the Brasileirão, Flamengo 'turns the key' and focuses on the 'decision' for the Copa do Brasil. On Wednesday (06), the Rubro-Negro faces Atlético-MG, at 7pm (Brasília time), at Arena MRV. As they lost 1-0 at Maracanã, Mengo needs to win by two or more goals difference to advance to the quarters. A repeat of the score by Fla, takes the dispute to penalties. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV shows everything that will happen in the match, on YouTube.

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