Flamengo's Bruno Henrique admits he'll root against 2 in Libertadores | OneFootball

Flamengo is close to securing the top overall spot

With 16 points, Flamengo is close to sealing the best campaign of the Libertadores group stage. This Tuesday (26), Mengo beat Cusco (PER) 3-0 at the Maracanã and now will have to keep an eye on the rest of the round. Bruno Henrique admitted he will be rooting against Independiente Rivadavia (ARG) and Rosario Central (ARG), who could still catch the Most Beloved.

— We know finishing first overall is very difficult, but when we started the Libertadores back there in Cusco, the goal was to get as many points as possible and maybe even finish first overall. It was a situation we imagined throughout the Libertadores. Thank God, we got the maximum points, and now we have to root against those other teams (laughs), who are close, so that we can finish first overall — said Bruno Henrique.

Flamengo ended the group stage with 16 points and a goal difference of 12. The teams that can match that points total are the Argentinians, who have 13. Rivadavia (goal difference of 7) faces Bolívar (BOL) in Bolivia. And Rosario (goal difference of 9) visits Del Valle (EQU) at altitude. In other words, Mengão is the heavy favorite to finish with the best overall campaign. Now, the Most Beloved will wait for the round-of-16 draw, which takes place on Friday (29).

SO HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

Flamengo saved the best for the end of the match. After a below-par performance, the Rubro-Negro only opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the second half, through Bruno Henrique. In the 39th minute, the idol doubled the lead. In stoppage time, there was still time for Lucas Paquetá to complete the scoring from the penalty spot.

— Man, I’m happy about the goal, happy about the match. Of course, playing against a team that has no ambitions in the competition is much easier for them than for us. We have to impose the rhythm, make the plays we work on in training, finish, defend, run more than we usually do in order to score the goals. Thank God, in the second half things went our way and we scored the goal we needed so we could leave here with the win — concluded Bruno Henrique.

SO WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Now, Flamengo wraps up the first half of the year this Saturday (30), against Coritiba, in the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 4pm (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. Coluna do Fla, of course, will be at the Sacred Temple of football to follow every detail of the clash.

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