Renato: Flu outplayed Corinthians, but football’s about goals | OneFootball

Fluminense took the field with an almost entirely reserve team and ended up defeated by Corinthians 1-0 this Saturday at Maracanã, in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. In the post-match press conference, coach Renato Gaúcho explained the changes in the lineup.Renato pointed out that Tricolor is the only Brazilian club still alive in three competitions: the Brasileirão, the Copa do Brasil, and the Copa Sudamericana. Next Tuesday, the team faces Lanús in Buenos Aires, in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals. “Did you say that Corinthians had absences? I changed 10 players. It’s part of the game. Corinthians also played on Wednesday. Whoever could play, played, because Corinthians doesn’t have a midweek game. Tomorrow morning we train, Monday we train, and then we travel to Buenos Aires to play already on Tuesday. There’s no point in repeating this every time. We have to rest some players because we have a game every three days. I’m not going to lose anyone,” said the coach.Despite the home defeat, Renato assessed that Fluminense performed better than their opponent and lamented the goal conceded due to a lapse in the defense.“We changed 10 players and Fluminense played better than Corinthians. Corinthians had more luck than Fluminense. We conceded a goal due to our own indecision at the back, a weird, unusual goal, but it was a goal. We created more chances than Corinthians, but they were luckier. I always say that football is about putting the ball in the net,” he stated.With the defeat, Fluminense dropped to 10th place in the table, remaining with 28 points.

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