Leonardo Jardim reveals dressing-room row in Flamengo v Athletico-PR | OneFootball

Flamengo and Athletico-PR drew 1-1 at Arena da Baixada in the Brasileirão

The 1-1 draw between Flamengo and Athletico-PR can be explained by the teams’ recent record at Arena da Baixada, according to Leonardo Jardim. Therefore, the Rubro-Negro coach believes the result in the 16th round of the Brasileirão was fair.

— I knew it was going to be a difficult match. In the last 30 meetings here at this stadium, Athletico won 17, with nine draws and only five wins for Flamengo. Our first half was not the best; we were too passive, didn’t press enough, and that was one of the things we emphasized at halftime — we wanted more dynamism -, Jardim said, before adding:

— It was no excuse to have seven regular starters unavailable, it was not a reason for the first half we had. In the end, we valued this point by playing, in my opinion, much better than the opponent in the second half -, the coach pointed out.

How did Flamengo draw with Athletico?

Mendoza opened the scoring in the first half with a cross-shot that got past Rossi. In the second half, however, Fla equalized through the pace of Bruno Henrique, who set up Pedro to find the net.

During the draw, however, the goalkeeper made two great saves from striker Viveros, who also hit the crossbar. However, the Colombian was offside at the start of the move. So Leonardo Jardim does not consider that moment worth analyzing.

— Those Viveros chances (mentioned in the question) were offside. The referee didn’t call it, but if it had been a goal it would have been disallowed. So, overall, it was a below-par first half and a better second half, when we pressed more and created two or three good chances that we ended up not converting. The draw is justified mainly because of the second half -, he said.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

With Leonardo Jardim on the touchline, Flamengo host Estudiantes (ARG) at the Maracanã on Wednesday (20). The ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the fifth round of Group A of the Libertadores.

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