The Brazilian team captain appreciated what his team did and assured that they felt comfortable with the way the match was handled.
Colo Colo He felt the rigor of the Copa Libertadores. The Cacique suffered a disappointment and fell before the hierarchy of Fluminense, who won by the minimum score at the Monumental stadium.
The white team was unable to untangle the tangle proposed by the Brazilian defense. It was a combination of bad decisions and bad definitions that prevented superiority from being put on the scoreboard. In this sense, while in the Colocolino group everything was a disappointment, In the fireplace, the joy was absolute.
This was conveyed by Captain Felipe Melo, who played a key role in the construction of the iron wall of the Tricolor. “The key is that we defended very well,” he said in conversation with El Deportivo.
Although he appreciated what Cacique had done, he insisted on downplaying his profile with one particular comparison: “I believe Colo Colo had the ball in our field, but they didn’t create as many chances. .. that (Manchester City), for example, he has 80 percent possession of the ball and shoots on goal 30 times. We defined very well and we worked very well. When we had our chance we killed “, he claimed.
In addition, he highlighted what his teammates had done in a victory that consolidates them at the top of Group A and leaves them an advanced path in the ranking for the round of 16 of the continental competition: “Happy because we have very well worked and we did that and we trained him,” he explained.
Finally, he assured that the Brazilian team felt comfortable with the way the match played out: “The match was played as expected by Fluminense “, he indicated. The central defender continued his idea and appreciated the work done by the Habs in defensive matters. “We knew. When someone plays at home, with the fans, we knew he was going to come out and try to score goals in the first 20 minutes and the same in the second half. So we worked very well, we closed the spaces and we had the opportunity “, said the former player of Juventus, Inter Milan, Fiorentina, among others.
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