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Filipe Luís commented on the difficulty of facing teams away from home

Flamengo faces Lanús (ARG) this Thursday (19th), in the first leg of the Recopa Sudamericana, in Argentina. Thus, before the match, coach Filipe Luís commented on the difficulty of playing away from home and mentioned the challenges to reach the tournament final.

— It’s not easy for anyone. Going out to play the Copa Libertadores is always complicated, it’s rare to see a 4-0 result like we had against Vélez Sarsfield (ARG). These are super competitive teams — began Filipe Luís, in an interview with ‘ESPN Brasil’, this Wednesday (18th).

— We faced the best in the country, overcame difficulties to win the Copa Libertadores and to be able to play in the Recopa Sudamericana. There is no easy game at the top level of football when playing away from home — concluded the Flamengo coach, when talking about the difficulty of playing the Recopa Sudamericana.

WHAT’S THE CONTEXT?

To compete in the Recopa Sudamericana, Flamengo had to win the Copa Libertadores. To do so, they eliminated Argentine teams such as Estudiantes (ARG) and Racing (ARG) in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament. Finally, they defeated Palmeiras in the final, in Lima.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS LANÚS?

Thus, Flamengo tries to beat another Argentine team, now in the Recopa Sudamericana. On this occasion, o Mais Querido faces their opponent this Thursday (19th), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), away from home. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information.

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