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

Léo Pereira and Gonzalo Plata scored the goals in Flamengo's win over Mirassol

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

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

Who scored the goals in the match?

Flamengo opened the scoring with Léo Pereira and extended the lead with Gonzalo Plata. However, Mirassol scored with Gabriel, a former Rubro-Negro player between 2013 and 2017, who took advantage of the law of the former player to score 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 game starts at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre, for the 20th round of the competition for points.

Does Flamengo take the field before?

Before returning to worry about the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo will have an important commitment for the Libertadores Cup. Therefore, next Wednesday (13), Filipe Luís' team will face Internacional, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the continental tournament. The game starts at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Maracanã.

What is Flamengo's situation in the Brazilian Championship table?

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

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