Lucas Paquetá on Flamengo’s Supercopa loss: “I’m sure that…” | OneFootball

Paquetá missed a goal that could have tied the final between Flamengo and Corinthians

Flamengo lost the Supercopa do Brasil title this Sunday (01), after a 2-0 defeat to Corinthians. The new signing for the red-and-black team, Lucas Paquetá made his re-debut and couldn't prevent Mengão from finishing as runners-up. This Monday (02), in a press conference, the midfielder commented on his feelings after the result.

— Paquetá the fan, excuse my language, was p*ssed, right? Even more so with myself. But I understand, it's part of it. As I said, I'm exactly where I wanted to be. I saw and experienced all this time of Flamengo winning and, as I said, when you reach the final, you have more chances to win — he said, before concluding:

— So this return of mine is to be part of that. And I'm sure this will still be a victorious year and I'll be able to celebrate a lot as Paquetá the player and Paquetá the fan as well — concluded the homegrown player from Ninho.

How did Paquetá perform?

Listed for the first time since his return to Flamengo, Paquetá started on the bench. Thus, the midfielder came onto the field in the opening minutes of the first half, after the sending off of Jorge Carrascal.

In the end, Lucas Paquetá had only one shot, which was precisely the missed goal. In the final stretch of the second half, after a scramble in the Corinthians box, the midfielder found himself one-on-one with Hugo Souza, but ended up sending the ball over the bar.

What is Flamengo's next match?

With Lucas Paquetá available, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (04) to face Internacional. The match will take place at 7pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the second round of the Brasileirão.

Thus, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Internacional, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match between the Rio and Rio Grande do Sul teams.

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