Jardim praises the effort, but sets sights on Cruzeiro’s next challenge | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim celebrated the important draw achieved by Cruzeiro against Flamengo last Thursday at the Maracanã. The coach, however, warned that the result will only “matter” if Raposa wins in the next round, against Sport.

“We are satisfied (with the result), but I told the players that this point will only matter if, next Sunday, in the match against Sport, we have the ability to get three points,” said the coach.

In third place in the Brazilian Championship, Jardim praised Cruzeiro’s performance against Flamengo in both rounds. In the first round, Raposa won 2-1.

“We took four points from Flamengo. Hardly any other team in the championship will manage that,” he added.

Jardim and the planning for the match

Despite the goalless draw, Cruzeiro and Flamengo played a very lively match at Maracanã. Jardim explained his strategy and pointed out what he did to hold back the red-and-black attack.

“Flamengo is a team that, when circulating the ball from one side to the other, has some difficulty. That’s how we tried to play, always putting someone in the channel. We had a lot of circulation, which was very positive for us,” concluded the coach.

Cruzeiro’s next match

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