Corinthians legend Marcelinho backs Yuri Alberto after cheeky chip attempt | OneFootball

The Corinthians let an important victory slip away in front of their fans at the Neo Química Arena. This Sunday (28), Timão opened the scoring with Yuri Alberto, but suffered a comeback from Flamengo and lost 2-1 in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. Even after missing a penalty and redeeming himself with a stunning goal in the second half, the number 9 received support from Marcelinho Carioca, who made a point to “absolve” the forward.

“Man, such misfortune. Yuri Alberto with his head down, you can't reach the ball with your head down. And if he missed the shot, if it was a little stronger, it would have been a goal in the other corner. But he's a resilient guy, he scored the goal, showed personality, and overcame it,” said the Pé de Anjo in an interview on the Mesa Redonda program on TV Gazeta.

Yuri Alberto was the protagonist of the night but experienced extremes. Still in the first half, he missed a penalty by attempting a bold chip shot, saved by Rossi. In the final stage, just in the first minute, he redeemed himself: received a pass from Gui Negão, dribbled past Léo Ortiz, and struck firmly to open the scoring.

In the former midfielder's view, Yuri Alberto's stunning goal, after a beautiful dribble and precise finish, was enough to turn things around. “Totally (turned things around). Especially with the dribble he did on Léo Ortiz, the stunning diagonal goal, completely absolved,” he added.

Controversies on the field

Marcelinho also commented on the controversial moments of the match. For him, the penalty on Breno Bidon was “very clear”: “Léo Pereira puts his leg in anticipation and touches Breno Bidon.”

Additionally, he criticized the refereeing at another moment of the game: “I think the throw-in was for Corinthians and they reversed it, so it complicates things.” This opinion referred to the play leading to the second goal for the Rubro-Negro, which originated from a quick throw-in.

Teams' situation

With the result, Corinthians stalled at 29 points, in 12th place, seeing the gap to the relegation zone shrink to seven points. Flamengo, on the other hand, reached 54 points and surged ahead in the Brasileirão leadership.

Upcoming matches

Corinthians returns to the field on Wednesday (1st), when they face Internacional at Beira-Rio, at 7:30 PM (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Flamengo plays on Thursday (2nd), at 8:30 PM, at Maracanã, against Cruzeiro.

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