Filipe Luís praises Carrascal in Flamengo win, calls lead ‘symbolic’ | OneFootball

At Maracanã, Carrascal scored at the end of the game and secured Flamengo's 1-0 victory over Racing in the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal. After the match, coach Filipe Luís praised the forward's performance but downplayed the advantage of the Rubro-Negro, considering it symbolic.

“We all know the quality that Carrascal has. He is a player who can play in all four attacking positions and is having a great moment,” said Filipe Luís in a press conference.

Nothing is won

Despite praising Carrascal's performance in the victory, Filipe Luís emphasized that the confrontation is not yet decided.

“The advantage is symbolic. It exists, but it is symbolic to me. I don't count on it. We will try to win in the same way as we did against Internacional, against Estudiantes, and now against Racing. We know their strength, we all saw the game against Fortaleza… Against Botafogo. (We saw) their power in transitions,” he added.

With the fans at El Cilindro, Racing has a perfect record in the Libertadores (four wins). Despite losing a home match in their debut against Atletico Bucaramanga, the Argentine team did not have their supporters due to the punishment received in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana semifinals against Corinthians.

Match situation

The return match between the teams will be next Wednesday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Presidente Perón Stadium (El Cilindro) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Cariocas play for a draw to advance to the final. A simple victory for the Argentinians will take the decision to penalties.

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