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Leonardo Jardim stated that he managed to neutralize Flamengo's attacks

In front of more than 72,000 people, Flamengo was unable to break the deadlock against Cruzeiro last Thursday (02). The result caused dissatisfaction among the rubro-negra fans. After the match, coach Leonardo Jardim highlighted how he managed to neutralize Mengo.

— Flamengo is a team that, when circulating the ball from one side to the other, has some difficulty. That’s what we tried to do, always putting one player in the corridor, sending the ball to the opposite corridor, and we had many circulations of this kind, which was extremely positive for us to showcase our quality — said Leonardo Jardim.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

In the first half, Flamengo found it difficult to reach Cruzeiro’s penalty area. The rubro-negro team even had more possession, but could not threaten the Belo Horizonte side in the first 45 minutes.

After the break, Flamengo improved their performance and started getting closer to Cruzeiro’s box. With the sending off of full-back Willian, o Mais Querido had a man advantage and pressed the Minas Gerais team until the final whistle.

WHAT NOW?

So, with the draw, Flamengo doesn’t have much time to dwell on the result. That’s because o Mais Querido faces Bahia on Sunday (05), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Fonte Nova. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings you all the information about the match.

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