Alex Sandro: Flamengo’s big test v Internacional, "They’re back…" | OneFootball

See what Alex Sandro, Flamengo's left-back, said

Flamengo beat Internacional 1-0, but the advantage could have been greater with the chances the team created throughout the match. After the game, left-back Alex Sandro praised the team's attitude on Wednesday (13) and pointed out the main difficulty faced against the Gauchos in the first leg of the Libertadores, at Maracanã.

— If the result was greater in our favor, it would be better. But we're playing with a very strong team, with great players. We have to focus on the next games, which are two against them (Internacional). But talking about this game, they came back better in the second half and it ended up making our game difficult. However, we managed to impose our rhythm and do everything we had been training –, said Alex Sandro.

HOW WAS THE FLAMENGO GAME AGAINST INTERNACIONAL?

The Flamengo team had a crushing first half, scoring several chances to shake the Internacional nets. In one of them, Bruno Henrique even scored with a header, opening the scoring for the Rubro-Negro.

Already in the second half, Flamengo's intensity did not remain the same, and with that, Internacional started to enjoy the game. Even not being so dangerous, the Gauchos team got close to the Rubro-Negro goal. However, who had the clear chance to score was Flamengo, with Luiz Araújo, who was stopped by Rochet's defense.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S ADVANTAGE IN THE RETURN GAME AGAINST INTERNACIONAL?

With a 1-0 score, Flamengo takes the advantage to the return game of the Libertadores. This is because, next Wednesday (20), the Rubro-Negro can draw with any result, which would still advance to the quarterfinals. If they repeat the result from Maracanã, the dispute will be defined in penalties.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Before the 'decision' in the Libertadores, Flamengo returns to the field to face Internacional, this time in the Brazilian Championship. Thus, the ball rolls this Sunday (17), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Beira Rio Stadium. Finally, the Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, shows all the details of the duel, on YouTube.

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