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

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·30 July 2026

Pezzolano on Inter plan after Flamengo draw: “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 his team’s display and revealed the strategy adopted.

— There are moments when we have to press. But we can’t stay in a low block in every match. There will be opponents against whom we can’t play in such a low block — he said, before concluding:

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— You kill me and I kill myself, because Inter don’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?

I’m satisfied with what the players did, but dissatisfied because we wanted all three points and I think we could have taken them, kept all three points, and it 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 committed. In this way, Inter are competitive and we’re going to earn a lot of points,” the coach added.

How did the Flamengo vs. Internacional match go?

Flamengo did not have an 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.

Behind on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro came back from halftime with more possession, but still struggled to threaten the goal defended by Matheus Cunha. Even so, in the 34th minute, after a scramble in the box, Samuel Lino equalized, preventing 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. On the other hand, Internacional remain in the fight to avoid 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.