Mirassol striker on facing Flamengo: "It gets frustrating…" | OneFootball

Léo Pereira and Gonzalo Plata scored the winning goals for Flamengo against Mirassol

After Flamengo's 2-1 victory on Saturday (09), Mirassol's forward Chico da Costa acknowledged that the Rubro-Negro has the best squad in America. This is because the player left Maracanã frustrated after this 19th round of the Brasileirão.

— Everyone knows it's very difficult to play here. [The Flamengo] has the best squad not only in Brazil, but in America [...] It's hard to play against Flamengo, it's hard to press Flamengo, when they gather many people near the ball, they have a lot of combinations and it ends up being difficult to mark so strong the whole game due to their pressure, right? They end up gathering a lot of people, with pass, touch and manage to find the opposite side very quickly. This frustrates, tires, that's why it's so hard -, Chico da Costa said in an interview on the pitch.

Who scored the match's goals?

Flamengo opened the scoring with Léo Pereira and extended with Gonzalo Plata. However, Mirassol reduced the deficit with Gabriel, a former rubro-negro player between 2013 and 2017, who took advantage of the ex-law to shake the nets for the team from the interior of São Paulo.

What is Flamengo's next commitment in the Brazilian Championship?

With Léo Pereira available, Flamengo returns to the field for the Brazilian Championship, against Internacional, on August 17 (Sunday). The ball rolls from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre, for the 20th round of the points race competition.

Does Flamengo enter the field before?

Before worrying about the Brasileirão again, Flamengo has an important commitment for the Libertadores of America. Therefore, next Wednesday (13), Filipe Luís's team faces Internacional, for the first leg of the continental tournament's round of 16. The ball rolls at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

What is Flamengo's situation in the Brasileirão table?

With the victory, Flamengo reached 40 points, with 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, which results in the leadership. Filipe Luís's team has the best attack, with 32 goals, and the best defense, with 7 goals conceded, in the competition.

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