Sampaoli melts for Flamengo, but regrets a tie in the Copa do Brasil

After getting zero to zero, the coach Jorge Sampaoli approved the action of Flamengo in front of the rival Fluminense. In a press conference after the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, the Argentine evaluated the players’ performance and lamented the result achieved. For him, the Rubro-Negro dominated most of the actions.

It was a really good game. The team played 90 minutes against a rival that was doing very well. I really appreciate the efforts of the players to implement a leadership strategy that really makes us dream of the team“, assessed Sampaoli at a press conference.

“I really appreciate what happened in the game. I value dominance, protagonism. Playing against a confident team like Fluminense is today, that’s real Flamengo. Flamengo with authority. In my work, I think that today is the starting point for the growth of the player’s mentality with this shield and the obligation to play every game in the same way as today.“, continued the coach.

It bothers the team not to win with so much dominance against a rival that is going through a very important moment in Brazil. You have to work a lot on the offensive times. We have to try to have more clarity in the definition. Fluminense defended with volume, with a lot of people inside the area“, vented.

“It was difficult, the team had a lot of kicks and, unfortunately, it didn’t have the strength it deserved. The result not only in the second half, when Felipe Melo was sent off, but in the first half the team deserved much more than it got“, concluded Jorge Sampaoli.