Arrascaeta hails end of hoodoo after Flamengo win in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Flamengo maintained their lead at the top of the Brazilian Championship. The rubro-negros defeated Juventude 2-0 this Sunday in Caxias do Sul.

Drought Ended

Midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta opened the scoring for the team from Rio and highlighted the end of the taboo that the team had against their rival at Alfredo Jaconi.

“It’s never an easy game for us here. We hadn’t won here for 28 years. This victory was very important. We’re treating every match as a final,” he said.

Team Consistency

The Uruguayan also stated that Flamengo’s good moment is due to coach Filipe Luís having had time to work with the squad.

“I believe the main thing, after so long, is having a coach. That hadn’t happened for a long time. We all know how Filipe works. We’re happy with him,” said Arrascaeta.

Now, Flamengo turns their focus to the Libertadores. The rubro-negros will host Estudiantes (ARG) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday at Maracanã, in the first leg of the competition’s quarterfinals.

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