Filipe Luís: Flamengo faded in second half, Libertadores issue | OneFootball

Filipe Luís summarized what happened with Flamengo against Internacional, in the Libertadores

Absolute dominance in the first half, decline in performance in the second. Why was Flamengo so different in the two halves against Internacional, in the 1-0 victory? According to Filipe Luís, the reason is simple: technical errors. The coach analyzed the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores da América.

— First half, I will highlight, excellent. We played 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 had an advantage. (The team) didn't come back different, it returned with the same formation. Inter came back different. Today, I believe it was largely due to individual technical errors that took away our dominance and control — said Filipe Luís.

— (Technical errors) made our team have to run, we had to go out in 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 properly. In the end, the team ended up splitting. We couldn't find ourselves and organize within what was the beginning of the second half, and this 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 possession moments, but the truth is we let... Our level dropped significantly. Perhaps also because of the favorable result. This drop in the second half is always when the team has a favorable result. But I repeat: Inter didn't create chances, we had more clear goal chances. Unfortunately, or fortunately, we won 1-0, we go with this small advantage. Nothing is defined, it's totally open. We have to return for the second game to win — he concluded.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

Flamengo simply didn't let Internacional breathe in the first half. Thus, the 1-0, with a header goal by Bruno Henrique at 27 minutes, was a bargain for the Gauchos. However, Mengo dropped in performance in the second half and only shot twice (before the break, there were eight attempts).

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Now, Flamengo shifts focus 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 Beira-Rio Stadium, in Porto Alegre.

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