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Flamengo’s Goal Scorer Against Internacional, Bruno Henrique Sends a Message to His Teammates

Flamengo defeated Internacional 1-0 this Wednesday (13th), in the round of 16 of the Libertadores. A win at Maracanã, an advantage for the second leg, and everything set? Not quite, at least for Bruno Henrique. The goal scorer of the match gave his assessment of why Mengo had a great first half but dropped off in the second.

— In the second half, in the first 15 minutes, we want to score right away and end up straying a bit from what we planned during halftime. We end up getting a bit exposed, and the opposing team marks us a lot in the first half. In the second half, they have to open up to try to score — said Bruno Henrique.

— That’s what happened with Internacional, they marked us the whole time in the first half, we had more possession, more shots, more balls in behind. We controlled possession in the first half, and in the second, by wanting to score the second goal quickly, we ended up opening up a bit. That’s something we need to improve, Jorginho just talked to me about it, so we need to look to improve in the first 15 minutes of the second half — he added.

HOW WAS THE MATCH?

In the first half, Flamengo didn’t let Internacional play, with 73% possession and eight shots on goal. However, in the second half, Mengo got tired. As a result, the Rubro-Negro had 59% possession after the break and only two shots, while the team from Rio Grande do Sul had four.

WHEN IS THE SECOND LEG?

With Flamengo just a draw away from qualifying for the quarterfinals, the second leg will take place next Wednesday (20th), at Estádio Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre. Before that, however, the teams will meet again in the Brasileirão, on Sunday (17th), also in the South, at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.