TV pundit panics at Flamengo reunion: “Worst defeat of my life” | OneFootball

Currently on ESPN channels, former full-back Fábio Santos is still traumatized by Flamengo

Flamengo are five-time Copa do Brasil champions, but the fourth title is still alive in the memory of the runners-up. A Corinthians player in 2022, Fábio Santos returned to the Maracanã to commentate on Mengão's match against Medellín (COL) in the Libertadores. The former full-back admitted that that Rubro-Negro title still hurts.

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— I have to admit that the worst defeat of my life was against Flamengo. In the 2022 Copa do Brasil final, it was at this goal right here (points to the South End), in the penalty shootout, that we lost that final. So, Flamengo fans, thank you for reminding me of such a negatively memorable moment in my life (laughs) — said Fábio Santos, who commentated on the Libertadores match for ESPN.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 2022 COPA DO BRASIL FINAL?

After two draws, at Neo Química Arena and the Maracanã, Flamengo and Corinthians decided the title on penalties. The São Paulo side even took the lead in the shootout after Filipe Luís missed his kick. However, Mengão turned it around after misses by Fagner and Mateus Vital. In the end, Rodinei took the final penalty and became the hero.

WHAT DID FÁBIO SANTOS WATCH AT THE MARACANÃ IN THE LIBERTADORES?

Now as an ESPN commentator, Fábio Santos watched Flamengo put on a show on the pitch. With goals from Lucas Paquetá, Bruno Henrique, Arrascaeta and Pedro, the Rubro-Negro beat Independiente Medellín 4-1 in the second round of Group A of the Libertadores.

For Fábio Santos’s “peace of mind,” Flamengo will only play at the Maracanã again in the Libertadores on May 20, against Estudiantes (ARG), in the fifth round. As for Mengão’s other matches at the Sacred Temple, in the Brasileirão and the Copa do Brasil, ESPN channels do not hold the broadcast rights, so the former full-back will not be assigned to work them.

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