Zubeldía hails Fluminense win with ten men on the pitch | OneFootball

After winning the derby against Botafogo, coach Luis Zubeldía praised Fluminense’s triumph and looked ahead to the rest of the season. The tricolor manager stated that the team needs to “keep fighting” throughout the entire season.

“It’s a good thing that the team showed… We always fight for what we want and, today, we wanted to win the derby… The most important thing is that the team has shown an aggressive profile since I arrived here. I’m happy with the squad, not just because of the results, but because I have players with different profiles,” said the coach.

Although Fluminense dominated Botafogo in the first half, they only opened the scoring nine minutes into the second half, with Acosta. Shortly after, in the 15th minute, striker Canobbio was sent off and, with one less player, the Tricolor das Laranjeiras was under pressure, but managed to hold on to the victory.

“We’re happy because we won a derby and that’s always good. I remember that when I started here (my debut for Fluminense) it was in a derby against Botafogo, in the month of September. Once again, we came back here and it was tough, as with all derbies, but we keep going. We played most of the second half with one less, and deservedly took all three points,” he concluded.

Zubeldía remains unbeaten against Anselmi

With the victory, the Fluminense coach continues to have never lost to Martin Anselmi. In six matches, Zubeldía has won five and drawn one.

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