Samuel Xavier rues Fluminense’s start in the derby: “It cost us dearly”

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·13 avril 2026

Samuel Xavier rues Fluminense’s start in the derby: “It cost us dearly”

After the defeat in the derby against Flamengo, right-back Samuel Xavier spoke to the press in the mixed zone, assessed Fluminense’s performance, and highlighted that the start of the match ended up being decisive for the result.

According to the player, the team felt the impact of conceding the first goal and ended up becoming disorganized on the field, something that, in his view, makes a difference in decisive games like a derby.

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“To sum it all up, that was the match. A derby is decided by details, and the way we started the game ended up costing us dearly. We conceded a goal, went behind on the scoreboard, and I think that destabilized us a bit, something that can’t happen in a derby. That was the difference. We know how difficult it is to come from behind. Then we conceded the second goal, and it became even harder. We scored ours and created chances to get the equalizer, but our start to the game cost us dearly,” he said.

Even with the disadvantage on the scoreboard, Tricolor managed to pull one back in the second half and also pressed in search of an equalizer, but could not avoid defeat in the derby.

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