Leonardo Jardim opens up about starting Andrew at Flamengo | OneFootball

Did Andrew start for Flamengo against Cusco (PER)?

Yes! Rossi was on the bench for Flamengo's match against Cusco (PER) this Tuesday (26) at the Maracanã, in the final round of the Libertadores group stage. Leonardo Jardim, however, said the youngster's inclusion against the Peruvian side had already been planned.

— The plan regarding the goalkeeper had already been made before the last few matches. As soon as we beat Estudiantes, we had already decided that Andrew would play in this match. As for the changes, I ended up not making that many. Only Saúl and Andrew are not used to playing in this competition — he said, before concluding:

— All the others have already played two, three, four times (in the Libertadores) this year. The core of this group stage was more or less made up of the players who started, plus two or three who were on the bench — he concluded.

Will Rossi start in Flamengo vs Coritiba?

The tendency is for Rossi to remain in Flamengo's starting lineup against Coritiba on Saturday (30) at the Maracanã, at 4 pm (Brasília time), in the 18th round of the Brasileirão. However, coach Leonardo Jardim will have two days of training to decide Flamengo's lineup, this Thursday (28) and Friday (29).

Saturday's match (30) is important for Flamengo, as the team is seven points behind Palmeiras. Therefore, the Rubro-Negro need a win over Coritiba to stay in the race for the Brasileirão title.

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