The national midfielder started the semi-final of the competition in which they ended up beating Vasco da Gama 3-2.
Flamengo celebrated the first leg of the semi-finals of the Carioca Championship. Mengao defeats Vasco da Gama 3-2 in the first leg and now he is about to confirm his performance this Sunday .
Giorgian de Arrascaeta (26′), Pedro (42′) and Fabricio Bruno (73′) scored for the hosts while the saves came from Gabriel Pec (11′) and Alex Teixeira (59′). A result that gives them a short advantage for the rematch.
In this duel, Arturo Vidal started and remained on the pitch until minute 69 , at which point he was replaced by Everton Ribeiro. Of course, the time the midfielder spent on the pitch wasn’t enough to earn praise from the Brazilian press.
Lance described in his one-on-one match that the king showed himself “tireless and poorly positioned. He’s not lacking in willpower, but he’s spent most of his time chasing Vasco players. He didn’t do well in attack ”.
In turn, Globoesporte stated that “he missed a few passes in the first half and thus gave Vasco a goal when he missed the dribble and freed Pedro Raúl ”.
Pereira enjoys the victory
After the match, Flamengo coach Vítor Pereira analyzed the victory, while showing his concern about the escape of the formation he had prepared for this match.
“We won 3-2, the difference is one goal. It’s a result that leaves us focused and focused to prepare well for the next game . It’s a very united group, they suffer for each other. It’s very important to me,” he said at a press conference.
“In Flamengo’s last four games I haven’t seen a better opponent than us on the pitch, including Vasco in the other game. Today Vasco scored two goals on the flank and on the counterattack , but we have to keep working and moving forward,” he added.
He also had words about the defensive work of the team. “Vasco has a very tall striker, it’s not easy to control the first ball, it’s a team that gets into the side shot. We, in a three-on-six transition, conceded the second goal. You have to be more consistent to work and fix the details, but that’s part of the evolution of the team that needs results. We come to dominate, press and propose the game. It leaves us satisfied ”.
Regarding the leak of the starting XI, he said that “We’re going to have to fix it one way or another. This composition that comes out always benefits the opponent, I don’t know how the information is obtained, but we will have to investigate and see how the composition is obtained . I have to work strategically and tactically to prepare for the match, in fact it bothers me a lot because it gives the rival an advantage,” he commented.
The return duel against Vasco will be played on Sunday March 19 at 4:00 p.m. in Chile, an engagement in which Flamengo hopes to clinch the way to the final.
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