With Brasileiro secured, Filipe Luis aims to pave the way for Libertadores | OneFootball

On Tuesday night, Flamengo moved closer to securing the Brasileirão title by drawing with Atlético-MG at Arena MRV, 1-1. Now, the next challenge for the Rubro-Negro will be against Palmeiras this Saturday, in the final of the Libertadores. The coach of the Rio team, Filipe Luís, revealed that he wants to give the “path” to victory in the final.

“The only thing I’m thinking about is preparing the players in the best possible way for this game. I want to make it very clear the path they need to follow on the field to win,” he said.

He also commented on Flamengo’s logistics for the trip to Lima. While Palmeiras will travel from Porto Alegre, where they were defeated by Grêmio this Tuesday, to Peru, the Rubro-Negro will leave Belo Horizonte for Rio de Janeiro and then head to the location of the final.

“We had several meetings and decided that, after today’s match, it was important for the players to go home, sleep with their families, and recharge their energy with the support of the fans. Now we begin to enjoy this moment, which is the Libertadores final,” he added.

Filipe Luís laments the draw

Regarding the draw against Galo, the coach acknowledged the quality of the opponent and regretted the missed chances.

“The team played a good game. It’s not easy to press Atlético-MG. I know Sampaoli, we worked together at Flamengo, I know how his team creates and it’s very difficult to take the ball away from them. My players are confident and we wanted to win this game. We created chances, but it was one of those nights when the ball just wouldn’t go in,” he concluded.

Standings situation

With two matches remaining, Flamengo reaches 75 points and opens up a five-point lead over Palmeiras, who were defeated by Grêmio in another match played on Tuesday night.

Details about the Libertadores final

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