Emerson Royal on Flamengo fans: “I’m not a robot” | OneFootball

What happened to Emerson Royal in the Flamengo vs Internacional match?

The right-back Emerson Royal ended up being the target of criticism from fans during Flamengo’s 1-0 victory over Internacional at Maracanã. After the match, the number 22 understood some of the criticism, but emphasized that he played the entire first half in pain due to a sprain in his left ankle.

— I’m a player with a certain amount of experience, this is normal. The fans have the right. If I couldn’t perform at 100%, they have the right to demand more. I believe it happened at the start of the match, I sprained my ankle and it affected my game a bit. I couldn’t sprint, jump, or change direction. That ended up making things a bit difficult for me –, he said, before concluding:

— As I said, the fans have the right, that doesn’t change anything about my confidence. I understand their side. They will understand my side too because I’m not a robot. I tried my best to stay on the field to help Flamengo. If I somehow hurt the team, I apologize. But on the field, I was only there to help Flamengo –, concluded Emerson Royal.

WHAT HAPPENED TO EMERSON ROYAL IN THE FLAMENGO VS INTERNACIONAL MATCH?

Emerson Royal started as a starter for Flamengo in the match against Internacional. Right in the opening minutes, the right-back suffered an ankle sprain. It’s important to note that even with pain in the area, the player stayed on the field and was only substituted at halftime, when Varela came on.

HOW WAS THE FLAMENGO VS INTERNACIONAL MATCH?

Still with Emerson Royal on the field, Flamengo opened the scoring at Maracanã with Bruno Henrique. In the 27th minute of the first half, the striker took advantage of a corner taken by Luiz Araújo and, with a header, scored the winning goal for Mengão against Internacional. Thus, the Rubro-Negro has the advantage of being able to draw by any score next Wednesday (20th) in Porto Alegre to advance to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Before the Libertadores clash, Flamengo and Internacional will face each other again, this time for the Brasileirão. On Sunday (17th), the teams take the field at 6:30 pm (Brasília time) at Beira Rio. In short, Coluna do Fla TV will show the details of the match on YouTube.

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