Filipe Luís hails Flamengo’s result against Corinthians: “Fantastic win” | OneFootball

Flamengo defeated Corinthians, coming from behind, on Sunday night, 2-1, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, at the Neo Química Arena. After the match, coach Filipe Luís acknowledged a below-par first half but highlighted the team’s recovery in the second half.

“The start of the match was difficult. We pushed our marking higher, but they managed to get through with one-twos, with advantages, with dribbles, and that made our team have to run backwards. We didn’t control the depth, and they exploited it with balls behind our defensive line. We did poorly in those first 30 minutes. After the penalty, we started to adjust, but there was a lot of information and it took us a while to get it right. Corinthians were much superior in all phases of the game,” said Filipe Luís in a press conference.

“The frustration of not being able to win the ball back meant our possession was also poor due to technical mistakes, individual errors, heavy legs, and the fatigue from running backwards. After the adjustment, we started to control the game, and in the last ten minutes, we were better than at the start. We conceded a goal at the beginning of the second half, but you could already see a different attitude from the players. We knew we’d have our chances and managed to win this tough match after the Libertadores, after two trips. A fantastic victory,” he added.

At the Neo Química Arena, Corinthians had a great chance to open the scoring in the first half, but Yuri Alberto, with a chip shot, was stopped by goalkeeper Rossi. At the start of the second half, the number 9 redeemed himself and opened the scoring for the home team.

Flamengo came from behind with goals from Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Luiz Araújo in the final minutes, securing the win.

Isolated leadership

With this result, coach Filipe Luís’s team took advantage of the defeats of Cruzeiro and Palmeiras in the round and opened up a lead at the top of the Brazilian Championship. The Rubro-Negro has 54 points from 24 matches played.

“Each round has its importance. Now we’ll have a direct rival in the next match, Cruzeiro. These are three extremely important points, just like today. I always say this championship is very complicated. We drew with Vasco last week and our title rivals won. Everyone said Flamengo was terrible for drawing with Vasco. We need to be stable and not think we’re the best just because we beat Corinthians away. We have a long road ahead. We need to prepare with humility to face Cruzeiro, who are hungry for the title,” concluded Filipe Luís.

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