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What did Leonardo Jardim say at Friday’s (08) press conference?

Head coach Leonardo Jardim gave a press conference this Friday (08). In one of his answers, the Portuguese manager recalled the goals that Flamengo has set for the season. Given the situation, the Rubro-Negro boss celebrated the team’s early qualification for the next round of the Libertadores.

— In this first period, there were four major objectives. The first was to win the Carioca Championship. Then, the other objective was to qualify for the next stage of the Libertadores. With yesterday’s (Thursday’s) three points, that is secured —, he said, before concluding:

— Now, what remains are the Brasileirão matches so we can stay close to, or ahead in, the league. As for the Copa do Brasil, the focus is on qualifying. We already won the first match and now we have to protect that result to advance — said Leonardo Jardim.

DID FLAMENGO GET THE POINTS FROM THE MATCH AGAINST INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLÍN?

It is important to point out that Conmebol has not yet officially awarded the three points to Flamengo for the match against Independiente Medellín. However, because of the lack of security at the stadium and the regulations regarding this situation, the tendency is for the victory to be awarded to the Rubro-Negro.

WHAT ARE FLAMENGO’S NEXT GOALS?

After sorting things out in the Libertadores, Flamengo has a decisive match next Thursday (14) against Vitória in Salvador. That means Mengão will be looking to seal a place in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil and, in doing so, stay alive in yet another competition.

In the Brasileirão, meanwhile, Flamengo’s main goal is to keep picking up points and stay close to the top of the table. At the moment, the Rubro-Negro sits second in the league with 27 points, six fewer than leaders Palmeiras.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Flamengo returns to the pitch this Sunday (10) to face Grêmio in the 15th round of the Brasileirão. In short, kickoff is at 7:30 PM (Brasília time) in Porto Alegre. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

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