“If you don’t kill it off, there’s danger”: Varela on Flamengo loss | OneFootball

Varela spoke about Flamengo still having a chance to win the Brasileirão title

Flamengo took the lead on the scoreboard, but it was Cruzeiro who won the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, coming from behind to make it 2-1. After the match, Guillermo Varela analyzed Flamengo’s defeat and looked ahead to Fla’s run in the race for the Brasileirão title.

In short, the full-back said Flamengo started the match well, creating many chances. However, the team failed to ‘kill off’ the game and ended up conceding the comeback in the final minute. Even so, Varela stressed that there is still a lot of the season left to play.

What did Varela say?

— We started the game very well, pressing, creating dangerous chances. But when you don’t ‘kill off’ the game, there’s always a risk. We’ll keep working, because we still have a lot to do (in terms of the number of matches left in the Brasileirão), said Varela in the interview right after Flamengo’s defeat.

How did Flamengo lose?

It is worth noting that Flamengo opened the scoring through Pedro, still in the first half. However, in the second half, the red-and-black side suffered a real ‘blackout’. As a result, Arroyo scored the equalizer in the 9th minute of the second half. But it was in stoppage time, in the 49th minute, that Cruzeiro turned the match around through Matheus Pereira, who made it 2-1.

What is Flamengo’s situation in the standings?

With the loss to Cruzeiro, Flamengo remained on 45 points in the Brasileirão table, that is, three fewer than Palmeiras. However, the São Paulo side takes the field this Sunday (23), when they face Vasco, and could open up a six-point lead, with one game more played, if they beat the Rio club.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Out of the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo will only return to the field next weekend. Thus, on Sunday (30), Mais Querido faces Botafogo from 4:00 pm (Brasília time). The match, valid for the 25th round of the Brasileirão, will take place at the Maracanã.

It is important to mention that the Rio derby will be broadcast live by Rede Globo on free-to-air TV. In addition, GE TV, on YouTube, and Premiere, on pay-per-view, will also show the Flamengo vs. Botafogo match. Finally, Coluna do Fla will cover every detail of the game through its website, social media, and YouTube channel.

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