Danilo hails giant win over Juventude: “Flamengo struggled a lot” | OneFootball

Flamengo broke a nearly 28-year drought without beating Juventude as visitors

Flamengo defeated Juventude this Sunday (14th), 2-0, in a match valid for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. The red-and-black defender, Danilo, started the match in the absence of Léo Ortiz, who was serving an automatic suspension. After the match, the player recalled his childhood and praised Mengão's victory.

— As a fan, I saw Flamengo struggle a lot here during my childhood. This was talked about a lot beforehand, because it was a match with this historical context and we really wanted to change that. And obviously for the three points, for the sequence in the championship. We understand that every match is of utmost importance, there is no next match, there is only the one we are living right now," he said, before concluding:

— We have been doing that, working with a game-by-game mindset, without thinking too much about the future. I think this is the strategy to achieve great things at the end of the season. We are entering the moment when points matter even more, the last three months. We have to keep going this way, giving maximum importance to every moment," concluded Danilo.

What drought did Flamengo break?

With the victory this Sunday (14th), Flamengo managed to beat Juventude as visitors again after almost 28 years. That's because the last time Mengão had defeated the team from Rio Grande do Sul at Alfredo Jaconi was on October 1, 1997, by 1-0, with a goal by Rodrigo Costa (own goal). Since then, the Most Beloved had accumulated six draws and seven defeats.

What is Flamengo's next match?

Flamengo now starts to focus on the most important commitment of the season so far. That's because, on Thursday (18th), Mengão will face Estudiantes (ARG), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. As usual, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match.

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