Estudiantes boss asks for ‘outside help’ to beat Flamengo in Libertadores | OneFootball

Alexander Medina gave an interview and spoke about the clash with Flamengo on Wednesday (29)

Flamengo and Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) will face each other next Wednesday (29), in the third round of Group A of the Copa Libertadores. The Argentines know that, player for player, the Brazilians are favorites. So, coach Alexander ‘Cacique’ Medina hopes the support of the fans at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium and the team’s ‘human relationships’ will make the difference.

— We may make mistakes with a substitution or in setting up the team, but not in human relationships and team management. We are in a good moment, and we have to be honest in order to get the message across. Estudiantes’ fans know how to approach these kinds of matches; there is a special, different energy, and they help the team from their place. We need them to achieve a good result —, began ‘Cacique’ Medina in a press conference this Monday (27).

— We will face a team with great individual quality. We have to try to analyze and go deeper into what we ourselves are going to do, our game plan. If we are clear about what we have to do in attack and defense, we can have our chances. I believe in our players in these kinds of matches and in the club’s history. It makes me excited and convinced about what we have to do; we will go in with caution and humility to work the game —, added the Estudiantes coach.

HAS ‘CACIQUE’ MEDINA ALREADY FACED FLAMENGO?

‘Cacique’ Medina arrived at Estudiantes in February of this year to replace Eduardo Domínguez, who resigned to take charge of Atlético-MG. Therefore, the Uruguayan coach was not involved in last year’s meetings, when the Most Beloved eliminated the La Plata side in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.

However, Medina has already faced Flamengo with another club. Although he had a spell at Internacional, the Uruguayan was dismissed before the clash with the Rubro-Negro in the first half of 2022. However, in the second half of that same year, the coach joined Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) and saw up close one of Mengão’s biggest wins in Libertadores history.

In the semifinal, Flamengo won 4-0 in Argentina, with a starring performance from Pedro, who scored three goals (Everton Ribeiro got the other). In the return leg at the Maracanã, the Most Beloved simply managed the advantage and won again, 2-1, with goals from Marinho and Pedro.

WILL FLAMENGO KEEP ITS PERFECT RECORD AGAINST MEDINA?

Flamengo will try to maintain its perfect record against ‘Cacique’ Medina on Wednesday (29), starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in La Plata, in the third round of Group A of the Copa Libertadores de América. Coluna do Fla is in Argentina and will bring all the information.

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