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What did Gabriel Menino, Atlético-MG's midfielder, say?

Atlético-MG managed to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil after overcoming Flamengo in penalty kicks. In light of this achievement, Gabriel Menino, the team's midfielder, was quite frank and said that every duel with Rubro-Negro has to have that "something extra".

— I have to praise the coach's (Cuca) tactics, because he was trying to find a way for us to fit together and it was very difficult. We were not in a good moment, then the crisis came, we were not fitting on the field, but against Flamengo there is always that something extra —, he said, before concluding:

— We have priorities. I won't take away the Brasileirão, but the big priorities for us are the Cups, both the South American and the Copa do Brasil. I think we arrive stronger in the Copa do Brasil for having eliminated everyone's favorite, which was Flamengo —, concluded Gabriel Menino in an interview with 'ESPN Brasil'.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FLAMENGO GAMES AGAINST ATLÉTICO-MG?

Flamengo and Atlético-MG had a very heated dispute. This is because, while the Minas Gerais team won at Maracanã by 1 to 0, Rubro-Negro returned the score at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte. As a result, the dispute was decided on penalties.

In the penalty kicks, Rossi managed to save one shot. However, with Samuel Lino and Wallace Yan missing, Atlético-MG managed to overcome Flamengo, securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. In this stage now, the Minas Gerais team will face Cruzeiro.

AND FLAMENGO?

Even though they were eliminated in the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo is doing 'very well, thank you' in the 2025 season. At the moment, Mengão is the isolated leader of the Brasileirão, with 40 points. In addition, Rubro-Negro is in the round of 16 of the Libertadores.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

The next commitment for Flamengo, in fact, will be against Internacional in the continental competition. The ball rolls for the match at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) this Wednesday (13), at Maracanã. The Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, shows all the details of the match, on YouTube. Finally, Rede Globo (open channel), ESPN (cable) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the clash.

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