Rossi blames culprit for Fluminense goal against Flamengo, slams FIFA dates | OneFootball

After João Victor's Poor Pass, Rossi Failed in Fluminense's Goal

Flamengo squandered the chance to extend their lead in the Brasileirão. On Wednesday (19), the Rubro-Negro lost to Fluminense 2-1, and now the gap with Palmeiras has narrowed to two points. The rival's second goal came after a gross mistake by Rossi with João Victor. The Argentine took the blame.

— Nobody likes to lose. We knew we had the chance to extend our lead. Unfortunately, we couldn't win. I take responsibility for my mistake in the goal. When a player makes a mistake, everyone steps up to absorb the error. It often happens that when someone makes a mistake, the team supports the teammate. Today, we found the goal late, without time to react, but we gave it our all, and that's the most important — said Rossi.

— We remain in the lead, we have a very important game, a final against Bragantino. Just as Palmeiras can lose points, we could too. But we need to change our mindset, Saturday is another final. We have to win to continue the title pursuit — added the goalkeeper.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PLAY?

When Fluminense was already leading 1-0, João Victor made a risky back pass to Rossi. The goalkeeper, who could have let the ball go out for a corner, tried to save it and ended up delivering it to Serna's feet, who pushed it into the empty net. Thus, the Argentine made a point of taking the blame, despite the defender's poor pass.

WHAT DID ROSSI SAY ABOUT THE FIFA DATE?

Against Fluminense, Flamengo couldn't count on Arrascaeta, Alex Sandro, and others who represented their national teams during the FIFA Date. The number 10 was greatly missed, especially to help in the team's creation. Rossi mentioned the absence of the Uruguayan.

— The FIFA Date is for training, but we were very depleted. We faced a very closed team in the second half. So, a player like Arrascaeta could have made a difference. We tried, we couldn't, we had chances, but not many. The other team defends, when they sit back it's hard to break through. We remain in the lead, we can't forget that, there are 12 points left — he concluded.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

To stay at the top of the Brasileirão, Flamengo faces Bragantino on Saturday (22) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Maracanã. Simultaneously, Palmeiras hosts Fluminense at Allianz Parque. O Mais Querido has 71 points, compared to Abel Ferreira's team with 69.

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