Pulgar admits Flamengo must learn to play under pressure | OneFootball

Flamengo secured their first victory in the Brazilian Championship on Tuesday night, against Vitória. Playing at Barradão, in Salvador, the Rubro-Negro opened the scoring at 14 minutes, but struggled throughout the half under heavy pressure from the opposition.

The high pressing from the Bahia team made things very difficult for the current Brazilian champions. The midfielder Erick Pulgar, who scored the stunning goal that opened the scoring in Salvador, commented on the situation faced on the pitch.

“We won’t always play beautifully”

“At first they let us play a little, but then they started pressing man-to-man and made things a bit complicated for us. We have to know how to play like this too and we won’t always play beautifully,” assessed the Chilean.

Even with Vitória dominating, Fla extended their lead at the end of the first half with Everton Cebolinha. The team came back stronger for the second half, but Vitória managed to pull one back just six minutes in, closing the score at 2-1 for the Cariocas.

The first win in the competition brings relief to the squad before the match against Botafogo next Sunday, for the Carioca quarterfinals.

“The victory was important to put us on a different path and on Sunday we already have another match,” Pulgar concluded.

*By Gazeta Press

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