Palmeiras player walks out over Flamengo question: “We’re top by miles” | OneFootball

Flamengo and Palmeiras face off this Saturday (23) at the Maracanã

Pressure hit Palmeiras hard ahead of Saturday’s (23) derby. After a 1-0 loss to Cerro Porteño (PAR) at Allianz Parque, which delayed the São Paulo side’s qualification in the Libertadores, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel lost his patience in the mixed zone.

When asked about the decisive clash against Flamengo, the keeper got annoyed by the question and walked out of the interview. But before that, the No. 1 tried to downplay the stumble and ‘brush off’ Rubro-Negro closing in on the Brasileirão table.

— We know losing a game is never good, but to say the moment is bad, no. We’re top of the league and with a pretty big points gap. Regardless of what the opponent does or doesn’t do, we do our job. As for the Libertadores, we lost first place, which is very important to us. We wanted to leave here qualified, but we weren’t able to deliver that to everyone. Now it’s about focusing on the next game and keeping a clear head -, Carlos Miguel said after the defeat.

— With this football, Palmeiras won the São Paulo state championship. With this football, Palmeiras are top of the Brasileirão. So I think that, with this football, we can win any game. Don’t try to paint us as if we were a terrible team. Today, we know the biggest team in São Paulo is ours. Up there, we’re fighting in every competition and we’ll keep doing that -, the goalkeeper added.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION FOR FLAMENGO AND PALMEIRAS?

The standings, however, contradict Carlos Miguel’s statement and show that Palmeiras are far from being in a comfortable position. At the moment, only four points separate the two teams in the table. That means a rubro-negro win this weekend would cut that gap to just one point.

On top of that, the competition scenario favors Mengão. While Palmeiras have 35 points at the top, Flamengo are right behind with 31 and hold the advantage of having a game in hand. As a result, Rubro-Negro depend only on themselves to overtake their rival and move to the top of the Brasileirão table.

WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF FLAMENGO vs PALMEIRAS?

Flamengo and Palmeiras face each other on Saturday (23) at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã in the 17th round of the Brasileirão. And of course, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the derby through YouTube, social media, and the website.

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