Leonardo Jardim fumes after Vitória - Flamengo; We weren't good enough | OneFootball

Vitória’s team pulled off, in the early hours from Thursday to Friday, the biggest upset of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil by eliminating Flamengo. Despite the 2-1 defeat away at the Maracanã less than a month ago, the win secured at Barradão was enough to give them the edge in the tie.

With Luan Cândido also finding the back of the net, the comeback was completed.

“We worked on finishing, but it also has to do with the player’s confidence. Today was a game in which we dominated possession. There were 26 shots, and we didn’t convert. It wasn’t for lack of attitude or commitment,” he began, in comments reproduced by the Globoesporte portal.

“The first was a great goal. On the second, it was a mistake from a corner, where we need to pay more attention. We lost what was one of our objectives in this first phase. We tried until the end, brought on more attacking players, packed the box and created chances, but we were poor in front of goal,” he continued.

“It’s not an embarrassment, but it is unexpected. Flamengo, against any opponent, are always the favorites (...). This does not mean we didn’t want to remain in the three competitions (Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores). We fell short. We were not competent enough to go through in this tie,” he concluded.

Leonardo Jardim was not, however, the only Portuguese coach to be knocked out in the Copa do Brasil round of 32. Chapecoense also hosted and beat Franclim Carvalho’s Botafogo 2-0, with Yannick Bolasie, formerly of Sporting, among the scorers.

On the other hand, Luís Castro, Artur Jorge and Abel Ferreira have plenty of reasons to smile. Thanks to Grêmio’s wins over Confiança, 5-0 on aggregate, Cruzeiro’s over Goiás, 3-2 on aggregate, and Palmeiras’ emphatic 5-1 victory over Jacuipense.

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