Sornoza slams Maracanã pitch, recalls Fluminense spell: “Miss the fans” | OneFootball

Former Fluminense player, Sornoza admitted he misses playing for Tricolor after Independiente del Valle were eliminated by Flamengo in the Libertadores. The Ecuadorian midfielder started in the 1-1 draw at the Maracanã on Thursday. After the match, Sornoza fondly recalled his time at the club and his life in Rio. “I miss Rio too, I miss the Fluminense fans, but life goes on,” he said. Sornoza also criticized the condition of the Maracanã pitch. The midfielder compared the current state of the field with the period when he played for Fluminense, between 2017 and 2018, and said the surface was in better condition back then.

“The pitch was better when I was playing here. Now I think it’s bad. I played on it and it’s bad, but that doesn’t depend on me, they have to fix the pitch. But we played a great match,” he concluded. Independiente del Valle were eliminated by Flamengo after the draw at the Maracanã. As they had won the first leg 2-0 in Ecuador, Rubro-Negro advanced to the Libertadores semifinal.

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