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Flamengo's Technician Believes Team Fights for Title with Cruzeiro and Palmeiras

Flamengo took to the field on Wednesday night (23) with the difficult mission of defeating Red Bull Bragantino away from home. After the São Paulo team opened the scoring, the Rubro-Negro chased the comeback and won the 16th round of the Brasileirão by 2 to 1. However, despite the positive result, technician Filipe Luís praised Flamengo's opponents in the title fight.

— It's a very long championship. We know the strength that Cruzeiro, Palmeiras, and the teams at the top of the table have. And Bragantino is one of them. When we tied the game, the first attitude of my players was to look for the ball, put it in the middle, and press Bragantino again to turn the game around -, he said before completing:

— And that's away from home because they know they're at Flamengo and we always have to try to win, a draw is not worth it. With this attitude, the team continued playing, putting the ball on the ground, and our chances started to come more and more, and we scored the second goal in a great play -, he concluded.

How was the game?

In summary, Flamengo started the second half of the match at a disadvantage. This is because it took only 13 seconds of the complementary stage for Red Bull Bragantino to open the scoring in 1 to 0. In the play, Jhon Jhon gave a beautiful pass in depth, and Lucas Barbosa had no trouble scoring the first goal of the match.

Despite the disadvantage on the scoreboard, Flamengo did not settle for the result and chased the tie. Not surprisingly, 20 minutes into the second half, the Most Beloved team tied the game in Bragança Paulista. Arrascaeta lifted the ball into the area on a free kick, and Léo Pereira headed it, with no chance for the Red Bull Bragantino goalkeeper: 1 to 1.

Finally, not satisfied with the tie, Flamengo went in search of the comeback. And it was 40 minutes into the complementary stage that the winning goal came. Thus, Matías Viña made a good play and found a pass for Wallace Yan, who soon after activated Wesley. The right-back scored a beautiful goal and secured the three points for Flamengo: 2 to 1.

How is Flamengo's situation in the table?

With the victory over Red Bull Bragantino, Flamengo reached 33 points in the Brasileirão and remains on the heels of Cruzeiro, the tournament leader with 34. Remember that the Minas Gerais team drew 0-0 with Corinthians and, furthermore, has one more game than the Rubro-Negro.

And what's the next step for Flamengo?

Now, Flamengo turns the page to focus on the next commitment of the season. On Sunday (27), the Most Beloved team faces Atlético-MG, in the 17th round of the Brazilian Championship. The teams face off at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã.

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