Filipe Luís: Flamengo ready for final, downplays Palmeiras rivalry | OneFootball

Filipe Luís has already decided on the Flamengo team that will take the field this Saturday against Palmeiras in Lima, Peru, to seek the fourth championship of the Copa Libertadores. The red-black coach, of course, did not give any hints about the lineup he chose for one of the most important games in recent times, although he believes that his team's style of play will remain the same, regardless of the players on the field.

“I already have the team decided for tomorrow, you will find out 1h30 before the game. There are always surprises. In the end, our way of playing is there, it doesn't stray much from that, but there are details that we will try to surprise with. In the end, it's the players who resolve it, it's whoever has the ball at their feet,” said Filipe Luís.

After winning the Libertadores as a Flamengo player in 2019, precisely in Lima, Peru, Filipe Luís now seeks to repeat the feat this time as the team's coach, on the same stage that immortalized him as one of the great red-black players of the 21st century.

“As a player, I thought exclusively about what I had to do on the field, my legs, understanding who I was going to mark, it was much more individual. Now I think much more about the collective, understanding how Palmeiras plays, clearly conveying the whole path to my players. Tomorrow, when they take the field, it's them who resolve it. The perspective is very different, the feeling is very different, but the responsibility as a coach is much greater,” he continued.

Filipe Luís also commented on the atmosphere of revenge created for this Libertadores final, as it is a re-edition of the 2021 decision, won by Palmeiras, 2-1, in overtime, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

“They are different finals, different moments. Of course, that defeat is engraved in the fans' minds. In the end, only one comes out as the winner. From that group, there are many new players, Flamengo's coach is different, Palmeiras' players are also new, with few remaining. We have to take advantage and enjoy, live this moment, because being in another Libertadores final is a privilege,” concluded Filipe Luís.

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