Flamengo given Thursday off after Internacional draw, week's plan | OneFootball

Leonardo Jardim leads Flamengo’s next training session on Friday (31)

Flamengo drew again in the Brazilian Championship. This time, it was a 1-1 draw with Internacional last Wednesday (29), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão. After the match in Porto Alegre, the delegation returned to Rio de Janeiro and has the day off this Thursday (30).

In short, the day off this Thursday (30) was already part of the schedule released by Flamengo. That way, the squad returns to training on Friday (31), starting at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), at CT Ninho do Urubu.

What is Fla’s schedule?

So far, Flamengo has released its schedule through Sunday (02). With that, the squad has Thursday (30) off, but reports back on Friday (31). Then, over the weekend, the team will continue its preparation focused on the next stretch of the Brasileirão.

*All commitments are in Brasília time

It is important to note that, because of the first-leg matches of the Copa do Brasil round of 16, Flamengo will have around ten days until its next Brazilian Championship match. That is because Rubro-Negro was eliminated from the knockout competition and is now focused on the Brasileirão.

How was the match against Internacional?

First of all, Flamengo delivered another unrecognizable performance on Wednesday night (29). During the first half, Leonardo Jardim’s team could not impose its rhythm and saw the opponent create the main chances. In fact, the club from Rio Grande do Sul opened the scoring in the 27th minute through Vitinho.

Trailing on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro came back from halftime with more possession, but still struggled to threaten goalkeeper Matheus Cunha. Meanwhile, in the 34th minute, Samuel Lino equalized after a scramble in Internacional’s box, preventing Flamengo’s defeat.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Now, Flamengo will only take the field again on August 9, against Vitória, in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. In other words, coach Leonardo Jardim will have ten days to try to solve the team’s problems.

How does the table look now?

In short, if the fans had hoped to see Flamengo cut the gap to league leaders Palmeiras, what happened on Wednesday (29) was the opposite. Instead of reducing the disadvantage to three points, Fla saw the gap grow to eight.

That is because, with Flamengo’s 1-1 draw against Internacional combined with Palmeiras’ win over Vitória, Leonardo Jardim’s team’s situation became complicated. While the São Paulo side has 47 points, Fla is in second place with 39.

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