Filipe Luís backed Palmeiras, reveals Flamengo’s winning tactics | OneFootball

After winning the Libertadores title against Palmeiras, Flamengo's coach, Filipe Luís, assured that the mental aspect of the 2021 final did not come into play in this Saturday's match, which ended with a 1-0 victory for the team from Rio. On that occasion, the teams also faced each other in the final, but Palmeiras won 2-1.

The coach also revealed that he was happy when Verdão eliminated LDU in the semifinals.

“The 2021 final never entered our minds. Everyone said it would be better to face LDU when Palmeiras eliminated them. But I told the group no, because this final required a big opponent. Respecting LDU, who have already been champions and could come here and win. But against Palmeiras, it would be the biggest Libertadores final and we managed to win,” he said.

The coach also spoke about the difficulties of overcoming Palmeiras, a familiar opponent. The two teams have faced each other many times in recent years.

“Abel said during the previous press conference that both opponents know each other well and there’s not much room to maneuver. They play the same way, with a lot of matchups, and make it difficult for us to create chances. We gave up a bit on attacking better so we wouldn't suffer as much. And it worked,” he analyzed.

“Palmeiras wanted to exploit plays on our flanks. Flamengo usually plays with the ball and leaves the counterattack to our opponents. They have players who exploit that, like Roque and Flaco. We tried to neutralize the strategy by keeping our full-back more restrained. But even so, they created danger. Today our strategy worked,” he concluded.

With the 1-0 victory over Palmeiras this Saturday, Flamengo became the Brazilian team with the most titles in the history of the competition: a total of four. Besides 2025, the club won in 1981, 2019, and 2022.

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