Will Internacional attack Flamengo? Filipe Luís on Brasileirão clash

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·17 Agustus 2025

Will Internacional attack Flamengo? Filipe Luís on Brasileirão clash

In Libertadores, Internacional played defensively at Maracanã

It has already become a routine: everyone who faces Flamengo plays closed, waiting for a mistake. Last Wednesday (13), in the match against Internacional, in Libertadores, it was no different. The teams will face each other again this Sunday (17), now in the Brazilian Championship. When asked about the opponent's posture for the next match, the red-black coach Filipe Luís opened up about what he expects from coach Roger Machado's tactics.

— The opponent is well studied. The game on Wednesday (13) will give us clues, with the spaces left and the players themselves found spaces that we didn't talk about. These details are what we will analyze again to be able to mount new strategies to win —, said Filipe Luís.

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— It's a very qualified opponent, with tactical variations. In fact, against São Paulo, they played with three defenders, it's also a possibility for them. We have to adapt to any changes they may make. And we will also make adjustments to have a better game than today —, added the red-black coach.

WILL THE HIGH BALL CONTINUE TO BE A FLAMENGO WEAPON?

In Libertadores, the way Flamengo found to break through Internacional's defense was the high ball. At 27 minutes into the first half, Luiz Araújo found Bruno Henrique, who scored with a header. Filipe Luís guarantees that high plays are just one possibility to find spaces, but not the only one.

— The defensive phase, high pressure is a phase of the game. Medium block, low block is a phase of the game. On Wednesday, we were in a low block at some point. The team knew how to suffer. The set piece was at another point in the game and all of them have the same importance. But doing high pressure, if you steal the ball in the opponent's field, you are closer to their goal, so they have the same importance. It's the same importance I give to transition and creation —, he pointed out.

— Each opponent has peculiarities. You will never steal the ball in the area of a team that doesn't play. In a team that only gives long kicks, you will never steal the ball in the opponent's field. So each game gives you clues and strategies to mount a plan and the set piece is part of that plan. We try to make it as complete as possible for the players —, Filipe concluded.

WHERE TO WATCH THE FLAMENGO X INTERNACIONAL GAME?

In the 'chess game' of coaches Filipe Luís and Roger Machado, Flamengo and Internacional face each other from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Beira-Rio Stadium, in Porto Alegre. Therefore, the match will be broadcast on the pay-per-view channel Premiere. However, the best and most red-black coverage is on Coluna do Fla, on the website, social media, and YouTube.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.