Filipe Luís explains Flamengo’s lack of a striker against Cruzeiro | OneFootball

Flamengo started the match against Cruzeiro with the attacking duo Samuel Lino and Gonzalo Plata

The lack of goals was the highlight of the game between Flamengo and Cruzeiro on Thursday (02). On the Flamengo side, coach Filipe Luís was questioned for choosing the duo Samuel Lino and Gonzalo Plata instead of a center forward to finish plays

— Well, first, everything goes according to our game plan, the characteristics that I believe the team needs to win the game (...) I won't always get it right, sometimes I do, sometimes I make mistakes, it's normal in my job, but always with the same convictions -, highlighted coach Filipe Luís in a press conference after the draw.

How did Filipe Luís substitute?

The coach adds that Cruzeiro is the team that plays with the highest line in the championship, and it was like that in the first leg. So, the former full-back analyzes that, if he stops bothering the opponent's high pressure, Flamengo gets cornered in the match.

— So, the choice was purely strategic for the game plan, all of them. And Wallace Yan, yes, true, maybe it was a game for Wallace. But I opted for Pedro because I believed that, from where we were entering, Pedro could get to finish this ball inside the area -, pointed out Filipe Luís.

Then, the coach stated that Carrascal and Plata were the best in the game, which left him in doubt when substituting. Thus, Pedro and Luiz Araújo came in place of Arrascaeta and the Colombian, respectively.

How was Flamengo x Cruzeiro?

Cruzeiro had a player sent off and saw Flamengo pressuring in the final minutes of the 26th round of the Brasileirão. However, the Rubro-Negro was stopped by goalkeeper Cássio, who made important interventions and held the result at Maracanã.

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