Jorginho blames ‘old flaw’ for Flamengo’s Copa do Brasil exit to Vitória | OneFootball

Flamengo once again squandered a ‘flurry of goals’ against Vitória

In the two fifth-round matches of the Copa do Brasil against Vitória, Flamengo had more possession, took more shots, but is eliminated. This Thursday (14), Fla once again missed many chances, and the team from Bahia did not forgive, winning 2-0 at Barradão. Jorginho blamed the team’s lack of efficiency for the defeat.

— They scored their goals, and we made mistakes when we got our chances. Now we have to calmly look at how many chances each side had. I believe we ended up having a few more chances, but they were more clinical with their finishing. And now we have to turn the page quickly. Unfortunately, we won’t continue in this competition, which we wanted to keep playing in, we wanted to win it too, but unfortunately it didn’t happen —, said Jorginho.

— We have to believe in what we’ve been doing, we were on a very good upward trend. Unfortunately, this defeat comes at a delicate moment, because it’s an elimination and it obviously has an impact in these first months. Our goal was to advance, but we’ll keep working and get back to winning games —, added the midfielder.

WHAT WERE THE MATCH STATS?

This Thursday (14), Flamengo had 74% possession, took 26 shots (against the opponent’s five), hit the post, missed chances from the six-yard box and… if you don’t score, you concede. In two attacks, Erick and Luan Cândido sent Vitória into the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Out of the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo now turns its focus back to the Brasileirão. This Sunday (17), the Rubro-Negro faces Athletico-PR at Arena da Baixada, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time). Coluna do Fla will be at the stadium and will provide the best coverage.

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