Felipe Anderson praises Palmeiras’ bench, highlights rivalry with Flamengo | OneFootball

This Sunday, in a match valid for the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship, Palmeiras visited Juventude at Alfredo Jaconi, won 2-0, and reclaimed the lead in the competition. Scorer of the second goal for the Verdão, Felipe Anderson praised the performance of the reserves and detailed the title race with Flamengo.

“We have to value the strength of the squad. Many players who hadn’t been getting much playing time, but everyone was prepared. That’s what makes a team that fights to reach all competitions, fighting until the end to be champions. We have to value these three points and today’s performance, which wasn’t easy after a big win and so much euphoria last week. Now it’s time to refocus on the Brasileirão, which is our goal,” he said to Premiere.

“It’s always very difficult (to play after other title contenders), because there are two teams that play before. Then you have to play while being behind for a few hours, but we try to focus on our own games, because there’s a lot of emotion, a lot at stake. If we get distracted by looking at our rivals, it can end up hurting us. We keep an eye on (Flamengo’s games), but we have to do our part, because we’re doing well,” he added.

With the win, Palmeiras reached 65 points, overtook Flamengo, who beat Sport 3-0, and regained the top spot in the table. The current gap between the teams is one point. On the other hand, after being defeated, Juventude remained with 26 points, in 19th and next-to-last place.

The team led by Abel Ferreira returns to the pitch next Thursday, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when they host Santos at Allianz Parque, for the 32nd round of the continental tournament.

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