Andrew mocks Botafogo fans, denies error in Flamengo goal | OneFootball

Andrew faced Botafogo for the first time

Having come up through Botafogo’s youth academy, Andrew did not receive a warm welcome from the alvinegro fans this Sunday (15). Every time the goalkeeper touched the ball, the rival fans booed him at Engenhão. When asked about the situation by the Coluna do Fla reporter, the goalkeeper shrugged it off.

— That’s just a normal part of the game, the boos, the applause from the Flamengo fans too, these are things that can happen to us. I was trained at Botafogo, I’m very grateful to the club, but my story there is over. Now it’s about following my path at Flamengo, I’m very happy about that, and I hope I can help Flamengo more and more — said Andrew.

— I’m happy to be able to return here and meet staff members I worked with during the 10 years I was here. But my story at Botafogo is over, it’s in the past, and I’m very happy to be at Flamengo and to write a new story at Flamengo — he added.

Andrew was at Botafogo from 2011 to 2021 before continuing his career at Gil Vicente (POR). The General Severiano team tried to bring him back in 2026, but the goalkeeper chose to play for Flamengo, the team that was dear to his late parents and much of his family.

DID ANDREW MAKE A MISTAKE ON BOTAFOGO'S GOAL?

Despite being part of two Flamengo victories, against Sampaio Corrêa and Botafogo, Andrew faced criticism from some fans for the goals conceded. In the 7-1 win over the Saquarema team, the goalkeeper was caught off his line. In the derby, he was lobbed after a header from Barboza.

— I haven’t had time to analyze it yet, but it’s always frustrating to concede a goal, that much I can say for sure. I’ll review the play and see what I can improve, because it’s my duty to work on that every day — commented Andrew, about Botafogo’s goal.

— This is the playing style of Flamengo. In the last game I played, I conceded a goal because I was a bit further forward, but these are not things that can interfere with our game. We have to be solid, we stick to our game plan. That’s what I tried to do, help the team, I managed to have many positive moments, which is in line with the team so far, it’s a team that plays high and I was able to help and contribute by playing high as well — he added, about the play against Sampaio.

WOULD HE HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED IF THE GAME WENT TO PENALTIES?

Additionally, Andrew commented on a curious situation. If the game had ended in a draw, it would have gone to penalties. Since Rossi is a penalty specialist, there was speculation about a possible substitution in the final minutes. However, Mengo scored a late 2-1 winner with Pulgar and there was no need for a change. Still, the goalkeeper was asked about the planning regarding this topic.

— It’s a job that’s done as a group, it’s not directly with Filipe Luís, it’s a big team effort with the analysis staff, the goalkeeper coaches, but we have our work and we were going to stick to it. Yes, up until then, yes, at no point did we consider the penalty shootout, because we believed we could win in 90 minutes, and that’s what we did — he concluded.

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