Corinthians player blames Yuri Alberto after Flamengo loss: "Pressure's on" | OneFootball

What did Gustavo Henrique, Corinthians defender, say after the match against Flamengo?

Yuri Alberto was one of the main figures in the match between Flamengo and Corinthians at Neo Química Arena. That’s because, before scoring a goal for the São Paulo team, the striker missed a penalty by attempting a ‘chip’ shot. Given this situation, defender Gustavo Henrique showed solidarity with his teammate, but made it clear that there will be accountability.

— We played a good first half, managed to balance the game and neutralize Flamengo’s plays well. We had a chance to score from the penalty spot and one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but unfortunately we couldn’t finish. We’ll give support to Yuri, of course there will also be some demands, but he has our support -, concluded Gustavo Henrique.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YURI ALBERTO IN THE FLAMENGO VS CORINTHIANS MATCH?

Striker Yuri Alberto had the chance to open the scoring for Corinthians early in the match against Flamengo. However, the player missed the penalty after trying a ‘chip’ shot against Rossi.

Besides that moment, Yuri Alberto piled up missed chances, which ended up as saves by Rossi. In the second half, the Corinthians striker managed to beat the Flamengo goalkeeper and scored a goal. However, Rubro-Negro managed to turn the match around to 2-1.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION OF FLAMENGO AND CORINTHIANS IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

With the comeback victory, Flamengo is more of a leader than ever at the top of the Brasileirão table. At the moment, Rubro-Negro has 54 points, four more than Palmeiras, and five more than Cruzeiro, their direct rivals for the title. Finally, Corinthians is in 12th place, with 29 points.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

The next Flamengo match in the Brasileirão will be against Cruzeiro, this Thursday (02), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will bring the details of the match on YouTube. Meanwhile, Premiere, via pay-per-view, will broadcast the match.

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