Leonardo Jardim reveals how he unlocked Santos in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Flamengo came from behind to beat Santos with three second-half goals

Flamengo beat Santos 3-1 last Sunday (05) and bounced back in the Brazilian Championship. After the match, coach Leonardo Jardim explained how he worked to help the Most Beloved break through the São Paulo side’s defensive line and get forward.

— I asked the players for mobility and positional rotation. The full-back had to push high and the midfielder drop deeper to disrupt the opponent’s marking. Move wide and move inside… That’s what the opponent did. At times, the right-back marked Lino in midfield. This dynamic created a lot of fatigue for the opponent —, Leonardo Jardim began.

— Santos physically have more aggressive players than us, while we are a technical team. We didn’t score in the first half, but from what we did, they couldn’t create anything behind us in the second half. That led to the number of goals we scored. They broke out on counterattacks, and we dropped our block to balance the game —, concluded the Flamengo coach.

HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

Despite Flamengo’s approach, it was Santos who struck first, with a stunning goal by Lautaro Díaz. However, the Rubro-Negro side quickly recovered in the match and scored through Pedro, Jorginho and Lucas Paquetá, all in the second half.

WHEN DO FLAMENGO PLAY?

Now, Flamengo put the Brazilian Championship aside and turn their focus to the Copa Libertadores. That is because the Rubro-Negro team face Cusco (PER) on Wednesday (08), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), away from home, in their opening match of the international tournament.

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