Flamengo players get Thursday off after Internacional draw; week's plan | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim leads Flamengo’s next training session on Friday (31)

Flamengo drew again in the Brazilian Championship. This time, it was a 1-1 draw with Internacional last Wednesday (29), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão. After the match in Porto Alegre, the delegation returned to Rio de Janeiro and has the day off this Thursday (30).

In short, the day off this Thursday (30) was already included in the schedule released by Flamengo. As a result, the squad returns to training on Friday (31), starting at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), at CT Ninho do Urubu.

What is Flamengo’s schedule?

So far, Flamengo has released the schedule through Sunday (02). With that, the squad has Thursday (30) off, but returns on Friday (31). Then, over the weekend, the group continues its preparations focused on the remainder of the Brasileirão.

*All events are listed in Brasília time

It is important to note that, because of the first-leg matches of the Copa do Brasil round of 16, Flamengo will have about ten days until its next Brazilian Championship fixture. That is because Rubro-Negro was eliminated from the knockout competition and is now focused on the Brasileirão.

How did the match against Internacional go?

First of all, Flamengo turned in another unrecognizable performance on Wednesday night (29). During the first half, Leonardo Jardim’s team could not impose its rhythm and watched the opponent create the main chances. In fact, the club from Rio Grande do Sul opened the scoring in the 27th minute through Vitinho.

Trailing on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro came back from halftime with more possession, but still struggled to threaten goalkeeper Matheus Cunha. Then, in the 34th minute, Samuel Lino equalized after a scramble in Internacional’s box, preventing a Flamengo defeat.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Now, Flamengo will only return to the pitch on August 9, when it faces Vitória in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. In other words, coach Leonardo Jardim will have ten days to try to solve the team’s problems.

What is the situation in the standings?

In short, if fans were hoping to see Flamengo cut the gap to leaders Palmeiras, what happened on Wednesday (29) was the opposite. Instead of reducing the deficit to three points, Fla saw the gap widen to eight.

That is because, with Flamengo’s 1-1 draw against Internacional combined with Palmeiras’ victory over Vitória, Leonardo Jardim’s team’s situation became more complicated. While Palmeiras has 47 points, Fla is in second place with 39.

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