Pezzolano on Flamengo draw and Inter plan: “You kill me, I kill myself”

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·30 July 2026

Pezzolano on Flamengo draw and Inter plan: “You kill me, I kill myself”

What did Internacional coach Paulo Pezzolano say after the match against Flamengo?

Flamengo drew 1-1 with Internacional this Wednesday (29) in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. The performance once again did not please the Rubro-Negro fans. On the other hand, coach Paulo Pezzolano praised the team’s display and revealed the strategy adopted.

— There are moments when we have to press. But in not every match can we stay in a low block. There will be opponents against whom we cannot sit in a low block like that — he said, before concluding:

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— You kill me and I kill myself, because Inter doesn’t deserve that either. So I have to see what I’m going to do. Sometimes it will work, sometimes it won’t — concluded the Internacional coach.

What else did Paulo Pezzolano say after Flamengo vs Internacional?

Satisfied with what the players did, but dissatisfied because we wanted the three points and I think we could have taken them, could have come away with all three points, and that didn’t happen. We knew it was a complex game. We could have scored the second goal in the first half. And congratulations to the players, because they ran like crazy. And they were extremely disciplined. In this way, Inter are competitive and we’re going to pick up a lot of points,” the coach added.

How did the Flamengo vs Internacional match go?

Flamengo had no easy time in the first half against Internacional. Leonardo Jardim’s team failed to impose its rhythm and saw the opponent create the main chances. It was no surprise that the club from Rio Grande do Sul opened the scoring in the 27th minute, through Vitinho.

Trailing on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro came back from halftime with more possession, but still struggled to create danger for the goal defended by Matheus Cunha. Even so, in the 34th minute, after a scramble in the box, Samuel Lino equalized, avoiding a Flamengo defeat.

What is Flamengo’s situation in the Brasileirão?

With the draw this Wednesday (29), Flamengo reached 39 points and remain in second place in the Brasileirão. Internacional, meanwhile, remain in the fight to stay out of the relegation zone, sitting in 16th place with 22 points.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo’s next match in 2026 is scheduled for August 9, against Vitória, at the Maracanã, in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. In other words, Rubro-Negro will have ten days without matches to work on the team’s problems.

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