Filipe Luís stuns with unusual gesture at press conference | OneFootball

Filipe Luís knocked ‘three times’ on wood after a journalist’s comment

Flamengo defeated Red Bull Bragantino 3-0 last Saturday (22), in a match valid for the 35th round of the Brasileirão. After the match, during a press conference, Flamengo’s coach Filipe Luís had an unusual reaction during a journalist’s question.

In short, the journalist was asking about the possibility of Filipe Luís ‘rotating’ the squad in the game against Atlético-MG on Tuesday (25), due to the risk of injuries. While the journalist was still speaking, mentioning the possibility of the coach losing players for the final of the Libertadores, the coach knocked ‘three times’ on wood.

Watch the video:

What does knocking ‘three times’ on wood mean?

In summary, this gesture is a popular superstition, done to ward off bad luck or prevent something undesirable from happening after making a negative comment or pessimistic prediction. The idea is to ‘ward off’ what was said.

Why did Filipe Luís ‘ward off’ the journalist’s comment?

A self-confessed superstitious person, Filipe Luís knocked ‘three times’ on the table during the press conference to prevent Flamengo players from getting injured in the match against Atlético-MG. That’s because the coach does not want to lose any more players for the final of the Libertadores, next Saturday (29).

What are the details of the Libertadores final?

Filipe Luís will be coaching in his first Libertadores final. On Saturday (29), Flamengo faces Palmeiras in a single-match final at Estadio Monumental U, in Lima, Peru.

Finally, the match between Flamengo and Palmeiras kicks off at 6:00 pm (Brasília time), with the fourth championship title on the line for one of the teams.

And before that?

However, before that, Flamengo remains focused on the Brasileirão, as they are currently leading the tournament. Thus, on Tuesday (25), the Rubro-Negro faces Atlético-MG at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte, starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.