Diniz urges Vasco rebuild before Flamengo clash in Brasileirão | OneFootball

What did Fernando Diniz, Vasco's coach, say before the game against Flamengo?

The next commitment of Flamengo in the Brasileirão will be against Vasco, for the 24th round of the Brasileirão. Therefore, already thinking about the classic this Sunday (21), coach Fernando Diniz asked for the 'reconstruction' of the São Januário team.

— Regarding Flamengo, we have a week to work, we have to rebuild quickly and try to do our best. Make a match that we did within the standard as it was against Botafogo or better -, declared Fernando Diniz in a press conference on Sunday (14).

WHAT HAPPENED WITH VASCO BEFORE THE GAME AGAINST FLAMENGO?

Vasco experiences highs and lows throughout the season. Last week, in fact, the situation repeated itself. That's because, on Thursday (11), the team managed to overcome and defeated Botafogo on penalties, moving to the semifinal of the Brazil Cup.

Amid this euphoria, the fans took a 'cold shower' in full São Januário. For the Brasileirão, Vasco faced Ceará and was winning the match until the last minutes. However, in a defense mistake, Pedro Henrique scored, leaving the score at 2 to 2. Thus, the team could not get far from the relegation zone.

AND FLAMENGO?

Meanwhile, Flamengo is having a special moment in the season. With the victory over Juventude and the broken fast in Caxias do Sul, the Mengão is the isolated leader of the Brasileirão, with 50 points. Given this situation, the Rubro-Negro arrives with high morale for Sunday's (21) classic.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Before the classic with Vasco, Flamengo takes the field this Thursday (18) to face Estudiantes (ARG), for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The ball rolls at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. The Coluna do Fla, as usual, shows the details of the confrontation, on YouTube. Finally, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) broadcast the match.

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