Leonardo Jardim hails 2 players who changed Flamengo v Vitória | OneFootball

Flamengo coach made two changes at halftime

Flamengo and Vitória went into halftime tied 1-1. Before the second half began, Leonardo Jardim brought on Arrascaeta and Saúl in place of Everton Cebolinha and De La Cruz. With the changes, Mengão improved and managed to come away with a positive result.

Asked about the substitutions, Leonardo Jardim praised both midfielders and explained the reason for the changes. At the time, the team was struggling in the battles in the middle of the pitch. However, Arrascaeta and Saúl fixed that problem, and Flamengo dominated the second half.

WHAT DID LEONARDO JARDIM SAY?

— More than technical decisions, the two substitutions were made because of the difficulties the opponent was causing us. We won only ten duels (in the first half). With Saúl coming into midfield, we added more physical presence, and with Bruno Henrique out wide, we had more ability in the duels, and then we were able to keep the ball on the ground. Against teams that rely heavily on direct play, we can’t get dragged into their game. The first substitutions were related to that situation -, he analyzed.

SO, HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

The first half started at a frantic pace, with one goal after another. In the ninth minute, Flamengo opened the scoring with a stunning goal from Evertton Araújo. However, in the 10th minute, Erick equalized for Vitória. Then, early in the second half, Pedro secured a 2-1 win for Mengão.

AFTER ALL, WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Riding the momentum of six straight wins, Flamengo return to the pitch next Sunday (26) against Atlético-MG at Arena MRV. Coluna do Fla, of course, will bring all the excitement from the match, valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão. So, the ball starts rolling in Belo Horizonte at 8:30 PM (Brasília time).

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