Filipe Luís admits frustration at Flamengo’s run of conceded goals

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·23 de febrero de 2026

Filipe Luís admits frustration at Flamengo’s run of conceded goals

Flamengo conceded goals in eight consecutive matches before facing Madureira

Flamengo made home advantage count and defeated Madureira 3-0 this Sunday (22nd), in the first leg of the Carioca semifinal. In addition, the Rubro-Negro managed to keep a clean sheet again after eight consecutive matches conceding goals. Thus, in a press conference, coach Filipe Luís admitted he was bothered by the team’s defensive performance.

— It was good to keep a clean sheet. I hate conceding goals, the players know how much I insist on this. I ask the forwards to help, for everyone to close down spaces, and this streak of goals conceded really bothered me — he said, before finishing:

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— But I don’t just look at the goals conceded, but at how they happen. I need to correct these details, we need to improve because too many passes are getting through the middle. Madureira’s players managed to find those passes. I always choose the ones I think are the best to win — concluded Filipe Luís.

How is Flamengo’s defensive performance in 2026?

With the main squad on the field, before facing Madureira, Flamengo conceded goals in eight out of nine matches played. The only match in which Mengão had come out ‘unscathed’ was the 1-0 win over Vasco, in the professionals’ debut in 2026. Now, however, Filipe Luís’s team managed to keep another clean sheet on Sunday (22nd).

How were Flamengo’s matches in 2026?

1 x 0 Vasco – Carioca
1 x 2 Fluminense – Carioca
1 x 2 São Paulo – Brasileirão
0 x 2 Corinthians – Supercopa do Brasil
1 x 1 Internacional – Brasileirão
7 x 1 Sampaio Corrêa – Carioca
2 x 1 Vitória – Brasileirão
2 x 1 Botafogo – Carioca
0 x 1 Lanús – Recopa Sudamericana
3 x 0 Madureira – Carioca

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo now returns to the pitch this Thursday (26th) to face Lanús, in the second leg of the Recopa Sudamericana. The match, which is worth the continental title, will take place at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the match between Flamengo and Lanús, through YouTube, the website and social media. However, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the Recopa match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.