Gustavo Henrique questions Flamengo goal, frustrated by defeat | OneFootball

Defender Gustavo Henrique made a minor complaint about the play that led to Flamengo's second goal in Corinthians' 2-1 defeat this Sunday, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship. The defender claimed that, in the quick throw-in that led to Flamengo's second goal, the ball should have been Corinthians', as it had hit Plata before going out of bounds.

"In the throw-in play, I thought I managed to block and the ball still hits him. The direction of the ball is clear, it hits the Flamengo player and goes out. I manage to get to the ball, block it, the ball hits him and goes out. Consequently, they take the throw-in quickly and score the goal. It's a huge frustration, because we managed to neutralize most of their plays. They didn't manage to create many chances, but unfortunately we ended up losing", Gustavo Henrique told Cazé TV.

Corinthians had a great first half at Neo Química Arena and could have gone to the break with at least a one-goal lead. This is because Yuri Alberto took a penalty kick and missed, easily handing the ball to Rossi. However, the defender assured that the number 9 has the squad's support.

"We had a good game in the first half, we managed to balance and neutralize Flamengo's plays well. We had chances to score from a penalty, face to face with the goalkeeper, but unfortunately we couldn't finish them. We supported Yuri. I think there will be criticism, but he has our support", said the number 13.

"If we had managed to score the goals, it would have been a different game. But unfortunately we didn't. We have to go back, keep working, asking for our fans' support. We are doing our part. We know we need to improve and we will work for that", he continued.

In addition to the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians is still in the Brazilian Cup, but the semi-finals are only scheduled for December. Gustavo Henrique, therefore, preached focus on the next games in the Serie A, since Timão is in the lower part of the table.

"We have to focus on the Brazilian Championship, the Brazilian Cup is after the championship. We still have many games ahead. We know we are owing in the Brazilian Championship and we have to focus on putting Corinthians in the highest place", concluded the defender.

Table situation

The result was terrible for Corinthians, who suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Brazilian Championship and remained in 12th place, with the same 29 points as at the start of the round. Timão still has seven more points than Juventude, who opens the relegation zone.

Corinthians' next games

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