Sampaoli breaks the silence and reveals reason for Santos’ departure

Jorge Sampaoli changed the Flamengo again and saw the Goias be an ‘easy prey’ in a crowded Maracanã last Wednesday night, 10. The red-black coach left saints in the reserve bank and put Matheus Cunha to play. The young goalkeeper responded well to the challenge and even earned praise on social media. After the 2-0 victory, the Argentine coach commented on the decision to change his number 1 shirt.

According to Jorge Sampaoli, he opted for the entry of Matheus Cunha due to an injury to Santos, who suffered a strong impact on his head during the match against Athletico-PR. Without confirming the sequence of the Olympic champion goalkeeper as a starter, he did not give much room for controversy and only informed the reason for the player not being used by Flamengo against Goiás.

Santos had a head injury in the game against Athletico-PR and, unfortunately, could not play todayr,” he said.

And how did Sampaoli see Flamengo’s match against Goiás?

During the press conference, Flamengo’s coach spoke again about the team’s need to be more forceful and saw an improvement in this aspect. According to Jorge Sampaoli, the Reds need to evolve, but they showed a better game development in the match against Goiás.

“A game the team needed to win and won. We were better in the second half than the first. A first half in which the team was very determined by the game and, in the second, they played better and had clearer chances of winning the game. Took an important step today to continue improving“, he explained.

“Sometimes I find it hard to understand why I lost even though I dominated the game. Even today the difference could have been much, much greater. But they are moments. When we find the forcefulness, the volume ratio, we will be betters”, he concluded. Flamengo is now preparing to face Bahia, in Salvador, next Saturday, the 13th, at 4 pm (Brasília time).