Coluna do Fla
·11 de diciembre de 2025
Bruno Henrique on what sparked Flamengo’s comeback vs Cruz Azul

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·11 de diciembre de 2025

Flamengo defeated Cruz Azul (MEX) 2-1 on Wednesday (10), securing a spot in the Intercontinental semifinal. Despite a below-par first half, the Rubro-Negro regained control of the game in the second half. After the match, Bruno Henrique revealed what changed during halftime.
— I think the difficulty we had was when trying to release the pressure; it wasn't fitting well in the first half. This made our positioning a bit difficult. At halftime, we fixed it and that's when we managed to release at the right time -, he said, before concluding:
— Filipe managed to read this well and so did we. It made us put the ball more on the ground in the second half and find the passes, approach, and have more advantage when finishing. At these were the points we managed to see at halftime that gave us the victory in the second half -, concluded Bruno Henrique.
Despite the few chances created in the first half, Flamengo opened the scoring at 14 minutes, after Arrascaeta capitalized on a mistake by the Mexican team. However, in the final moments, the opponent equalized with a powerful shot from Jorge Sánchez.
In the second half, Flamengo returned better and started to control the actions in the match. At 25 minutes, Arrascaeta scored again, after a pass from Cebolinha, putting Mengo back in the lead. Without further danger, the Rubro-Negro qualified for the semifinal.
Flamengo will return to the field this Saturday (13) to face Pyramids (EGY) in the Club Intercontinental semifinal. The match is scheduled for 2 PM (Brasília time) at Al Rayyan Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Globo (open channel), GE TV (YouTube), and Cazé TV (YouTube) will broadcast Flamengo's game.
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