Ex-Sporting Jardim after Vitória v Flamengo: We weren't good enough | OneFootball

Vitória pulled off, in the early hours from Thursday to Friday, the biggest surprise of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil by knocking out Flamengo. Despite the 2-1 defeat away at the Maracanã less than a month ago, the win secured at Barradão was enough to give them the edge in the tie.

With Luan Cândido also finding the back of the net, the comeback was complete.

“We worked on finishing, but it also has to do with the player’s confidence. Today was a game in which we dominated possession. There were 26 shots, and we didn’t convert. It wasn’t for lack of attitude and commitment,” he began, in comments reproduced by the Globoesporte portal.

“The first was a great goal. On the second, it was a mistake from a corner kick, where we need to pay more attention. We lost one of our objectives in this first stage. We tried until the end, brought on more attacking players, packed the box and created chances, but we were poor in front of goal,” he continued.

“It’s not an embarrassment, but it is unexpected. Flamengo, against any opponent, are always the favourites (...). This does not mean we didn’t want to be in all three competitions (the Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores). We failed. We were not competent enough to progress from this tie,” he concluded.

He was not, however, the only Portuguese coach to be eliminated in the round of 32 of the Copa do Brasil. Chapecoense also hosted and beat Botafogo, managed by Franclim Carvalho, 2-0, with a standout goal from Yannick Bolasie, the former Sporting player.

On the other hand, Luís Castro, Artur Jorge and Abel Ferreira have several reasons to smile. Respectively, Grêmio’s aggregate 5-0 win over Confiança, Cruzeiro’s 3-2 aggregate victory over Goiás, and Palmeiras’ emphatic 5-1 win over Jacuipense.

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