Filipe Luís: Flamengo faded after half-time, spots Libertadores issue | OneFootball

Filipe Luís Summarized What Happened to Flamengo Against Internacional in the Libertadores

Absolute dominance in the first half, a drop in performance in the second. Why was Flamengo so different in the two periods against Internacional, in the 1-0 win? For Filipe Luís, the reason is simple: technical errors. The coach analyzed the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores America.

— First half, I'll highlight, excellent. We had a great first half, the game plan worked perfectly, we had a lot of volume to score. Unfortunately, we only scored one, or fortunately. We scored a goal, we got an advantage. (The team) didn't come back different, came back with the same formation. Inter came back different. Today, I believe that much of it was due to individual technical errors, which took away our dominance and control —, said Filipe Luís.

— (Technical errors) made our team have to run, we had to go into transitions, the team became more spaced out. Every time we recovered the ball, we were extremely vertical. We didn't have that patience, nor could we set up our structure right. In the end, the team fell apart. We couldn't find ourselves and organize within what was the beginning of the second half, and that dragged on until the end —, added the coach.

— On the other hand, we also had chances to score in the second half, even without the same volume. We had sporadic moments of possession, but the truth is that we dropped... Our level dropped significantly. Maybe also because of the favorable result. This drop in the second half is always when the team is with a favorable result. But I repeat: Inter didn't create chances, we had more clear chances to score. Unfortunately, or fortunately, we won 1-0, we'll take this small advantage. Nothing is defined, it's totally open. We have to go back to the second game to win —, he concluded.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

Flamengo simply didn't let Internacional breathe in the first half. In this way, the 1-0 win, with a header goal from Bruno Henrique at 27 minutes, was cheap for the gaúchos. However, Mengo dropped production in the second half and only shot twice (before the interval, there were eight shots).

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Now, Flamengo turns the key to the Brasileirão, but the opponent will be the same. On Sunday (17), the teams face each other again for the 20th round. Thus, the ball rolls from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Estádio Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre.

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