Diniz cites Vasco v Flamengo, urges players in Brasileirão | OneFootball

What did Fernando Diniz, Vasco’s coach, say?

Coach Fernando Diniz gave a press conference on Wednesday (24) after Vasco’s 3-1 victory over Bahia. In one of his answers, the manager recalled the derby against Flamengo and made a request to the players from the São Januário team for the remainder of the Brasileirão.

— I think Vasco needs to approach the games as if they were big finals, just like today’s match against Flamengo. There’s no reason to downplay it. We had some opportunities to show that we were capable of moving up the table, he stated, before concluding:

— I’ll mention two, and today would be the third. After the São Paulo match, the rout against Santos, and the game against Flamengo. I believe the team is maturing. All of this comes from training,” Fernando Diniz concluded in the interview this Wednesday (24).

HOW WAS THE FLAMENGO VS VASCO MATCH IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

The derby between Flamengo and Vasco took place on Sunday (21), at Maracanã. On that occasion, Mengão opened the scoring in the first few minutes with Carrascal. However, their rival managed to equalize with Rayan. Thus, the match ended 1-1.

Even with Fernando Diniz’s ‘euphoria’, life isn’t easy for Vasco in the Brasileirão. That’s because, at the moment, the team is in 13th place and continues to fight to move away from the relegation zone.

AND WHAT ABOUT FLAMENGO?

Even with the draw against Vasco, Flamengo remains at the top of the Brasileirão table. At the moment, Mengão has 51 points, one more than Cruzeiro, who are in second place. Before focusing on the national championship, Rubro-Negro has a decisive match in the Libertadores.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Flamengo returns to the field this Thursday (25) to face Estudiantes (ARG), in the second leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. The match kicks off at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Estadio Uno, in La Plata. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will provide detailed coverage of the match with on-site reporting by Leo José and Simon Lédo, on YouTube.

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