Filipe Luís denies Jorge Jesus comparisons after Inter win – Flamengo | OneFootball

Flamengo sealed their passage to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, after winning at home against Internacional 2-0, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the competition. Just like in the first leg of the tie, in which Mengão won at home 1-0, the match featured the presence of former Sporting players, Gonzalo Plata and Bruno Tabata, who wore the jerseys of Flamengo and Internacional, respectively.

The team led by Filipe Luís increased the aggregate score of the tie at minute 27, with Arrascaeta scoring the 1-0, assisted by Gonzalo Plata. With a more comfortable score, Flamengo controlled the Colorado team with relative ease for the rest of the game, reaching 2-0 already in the final minutes, with a goal from Pedro at 88’. At the end of the match, the Flamengo coach was invited to analyze the game and, when compared to Jorge Jesus, who during his time at Rubro-Negro was Libertadores champion, stated that he still has a lot of work to do to reach the level of the Portuguese coach.

“It was a great game, a very complete game, with a great tactical application by my players. A great sacrifice to neutralize Inter's weapons. Difficult to compare. Each game has its difficulties”, said Filipe Luís after the final whistle.

When the comparison to Jorge Jesus came up, who in 2019, while in charge of Flamengo, had eliminated Inter in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores and later won the competition, the Brazilian coach made a request: “We are far from winning titles, far from winning the Libertadores title, there are still five games left. I avoid (the comparison), of course, because as much as I love Jorge Jesus, he was a person who taught me, a father to me, I still talk to him. Never compare me to him. Never do that. He is a much, much better coach than me, much more experienced, with more titles, history, and I'm just starting mine”.

Finally, Filipe Luís reinforced his desire not to be compared to Jorge Jesus, as a way of respecting the legacy that the Portuguese coach has achieved in football: “Never do that. Don't make that mistake with me, because it's unfair to compare someone with his greatness to me, who is just starting”.

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