Thiago Silva rues defeat, says Fluminense "stopped playing" | OneFootball

After Fluminense suffered a comeback defeat to Vasco, captain Thiago Silva was extremely upset. The experienced defender pointed out that Tricolor das Laranjeiras “stopped playing” and analyzed the second goal scored by Gigante da Colina.

“We weren’t playing for the draw. We were doing well, but we stopped playing in the second half. Vasco pressed well and we couldn’t get out,” said the defender to Prime Video.

After opening the scoring at 22 minutes into the first half, Fluminense saw Vasco turn the game around in the final stretch of the second half. Rayan tied the game at five minutes and Vegetti scored the decisive goal at 49.

Controversy over Vegetti’s goal

Thiago Silva was upset with the refereeing on Vasco’s second goal. In the defender’s view, the ball was moving at the moment of the foul, and therefore Vasco should not have been allowed to take the free kick.

“The foul happens and the ball rolls about seven meters… If the ball had been brought back, our player would have been where the foul occurred. I think Klaus should have brought it back. It’s not like a throw-in, where when the ball goes out, it’s a dead ball. That’s the rule, the ball is there and he can pick it up and play… But no… He gained an advantage, in my opinion,” the defender added.

Despite the negative result, Thiago Silva showed confidence for the decisive return match. “We can’t point fingers at anyone. However, there are still ninety minutes left and everything is open,” he concluded.

Return match

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