Diniz opens the game over Sampaoli and embezzlement

The Coach Fernando Diniz designed the match Fluminense x Flamengo through the round of 16 of Brazil Cup 2023. The Tricolor commander took the focus off a possible ‘dispute’ with Jorge Sampaoliwho leads the Rubro-Negro, praised the history of the classic in national football, and was sincere about the possible embezzlements in the first leg.

“It is not a confrontation of coaches, but of two institutions much bigger than their coaches, and a derby that has a gigantic history, one of the biggest in Brazil and in the world”, spiked Diniz. The last meeting between the teams was in the final of the Carioca Championshipin which the team from the neighborhood of Laranjeiras won.

Regarding the absences in the two teams, the coach nailed: “It is difficult to make this type of evaluation, it is not possible to measure this type of situation, because I do not know who will enter the Flamengo. We will prepare as best as possible. Flamengo has a very strong squad, it is the most abundant in Brazil in terms of possibilities of what money can have. We also have a cast that I really like.”

FLUMINENSE IN FIELD

Last Saturday, the 13th, Fluminense It is cuiabá faced each other for the 6th round of the Brasileirão 2023. With the final score of 2-0, the team from Rio triumphed at home and won three more points for their campaign in the season. In view of the result, the team commanded by Fernando Diniz won the 3rd provisional position in the table; Dourado, in turn, regrets it in 17th place, in the relegation zone.

The match was marked by the rapid exit from zero to zero. After seven minutes of the first half, Nino received assistance from Goose and rocked the nets for Tricolor das Laranjeiras. Despite the partial victory, the home team performed well below expectations at Maracanã and managed to feel the pressure coming from Cuiabá, which even scared the goalkeeper fabio in some throws; check out how the rest of the match went!