Zubeldía praises Flu’s patience after win: “We won a very tough match”

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·15 de marzo de 2026

Zubeldía praises Flu’s patience after win: “We won a very tough match”

After the 3-2 victory over Athletico Paranaense this Sunday at the Maracanã Stadium, coach Luis Zubeldía analyzed the performance of Fluminense and highlighted the team's patience in building the result.

The Tricolor fell behind on the scoreboard just four minutes into the game but managed to react in the first half and turn the match around. In the press conference, the coach praised the team's attitude in the face of the game's challenges.

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— We conceded an early goal when the game hadn't yet settled. We turned it around with authority, the expulsion happened, but the team was already dominating the match. We had several clear and not-so-clear chances to finish the game. With one of the few plays they had, they scored the equalizer. Automatically, the team started pushing more, and it was evident that our winning goal would come.

The coach also emphasized the team's maturity in maintaining the game plan and continuing to seek the result until the end.

— It was a challenging game, where the team managed to overturn the result and then suffered the equalizer when we could have finished it. But with patience and positional attack, we managed to win. Arana's goal had a lot to do with clarity in decision-making and the right timing to avoid crossing. The team was patient, even feeling that two points were slipping away. Turning with authority and then winning with patience are good signs. We didn't deserve to finish 2-2 given the number of goal situations. We won a very complicated game — he concluded.

Zubeldía also highlighted the importance of the team's calmness in maintaining organization during the match, even in a confrontation with moments of pressure.

With the result, Fluminense reached 13 points and took the second place in the Brazilian Championship, tied in points with the leader São Paulo, who still plays in the round against Bragantino.

Now, the Tricolor turns its attention to the continuation of the competition, aiming to maintain the good momentum and keep fighting at the top of the table. Fluminense will face Vasco next Wednesday (18) at Maracanã.

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