Cruzeiro boss taunts Flamengo: "No one wins before the match…" | OneFootball

What did Leonardo Jardim, Cruzeiro's coach, say before the game against Flamengo?

Coach Leonardo Jardim was asked about the next game of Cruzeiro, which will be against Flamengo. Thus, the Portuguese commander acknowledged the strength of the red-black squad, but made a provocation by recalling the result of the clash between the teams in the first round.

— It's the next game, the most important game for us, because it's the next one. The Flamengo team is the favorite in all the competitions it participates in. But nobody wins before, and nobody loses before —, he emphasized, before concluding:

— It has to be in the game. We have all the respect for the opponent. In the first round, they were favorites, and things happened. Football is decided within the four lines, I hope -, concluded Leonardo Jardim in a press conference on Saturday (27).

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST GAME BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND CRUZEIRO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO 2025?

The game that Leonardo Jardim mentioned between Flamengo and Cruzeiro took place in the first round of the Brasileirão. On that occasion, the Rubro-Negro was defeated by 2 to 1, at Mineirão, with a last-minute goal by Gabigol.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF FLAMENGO AND CRUZEIRO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

So far, Flamengo is the isolated leader of the Brasileirão, with 51 points. The advantage of the Rubro-Negro could still increase even more if it beats Corinthians later on.

In summary, the team from Minas is in second place, with 50. Thus, the duel between the teams next Thursday (02) will have 'decision' contours.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Before Cruzeiro, however, Flamengo takes the field to face Corinthians, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão. The ball rolls at 8:30 pm (Brasília time) this Sunday (28), at Neo Química Arena.

Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, shows the details of the confrontation with the most red-black coverage on the internet, on YouTube. Finally, Record (open TV), Cazé TV (YouTube) and Premiere (pay-per-view) broadcast the match.

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