Felipe Melo lashes out after Flamengo thrash Fluminense, demands answers | OneFootball

Flamengo steamrolled Fluminense in the Carioca U-20 Championship on Saturday (30)

Flamengo humiliated Fluminense last Saturday (30), in the Carioca Championship, with a 4-0 victory. The match took place at Estádio Marcelo Vieira, in Xerém, the rival’s home ground. Watching the game up close was former defender Felipe Melo. With a son on the Laranjeiras team roster, the current commentator suffered double disappointment: his family member didn’t leave the bench, and Mengão steamrolled. After the match, the ex-athlete posted a vent on social media.

WHAT DID FELIPE MELO SAY?

— It was the worst defeat for Fluminense in the U-20s. They took four goals from Flamengo at home, I went there to watch the game. It was four because, apparently, they asked them to take it easy. Flamengo could have scored about eight. Flamengo just became world champion. You know what I think? I think there needs to be accountability. The U-20 coach needs to be held accountable. The management needs to be held accountable. The U-20 is a step away from the professional level. And the guys lose by four, at home, in a derby? — said Felipe Melo, in a video on Instagram.

— Without even trying, after Flamengo played a World Cup, the boys with dyed blond hair, the reserve team, scored four? I’m not even a player anymore and I’m embarrassed. I went to watch the game in Xerém. What can I do? The coach’s name is Felipe Canavan, he must do something different. There needs to be accountability. My son plays in the U-20, he didn’t get on the field, but I’m not saying this because of that, no. It’s absurd. Absurd! They took four and nobody did anything. An absurdity for the Fluminense institution — added the former player.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

As Felipe Melo mentioned, Flamengo was still in a celebratory mood after winning the world title against Barcelona (ESP), achieved a week earlier. Thus, several rubro-negros took to the field for the derby with their hair dyed blond, in reference to the trophy celebration. Even with a ‘hangover’, Mengão put on a show, with three goals from Guilherme and one from Caio Joshua, all scored in the first half. Therefore, a humiliation in Xerém.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE CARIOCA U-20?

With the rout over Fluminense, Flamengo jumped to second place in the Carioca, with one game less, after all. In summary, the Most Beloved has ten points from four matches. Vasco, on the other hand, leads with 12 from five games. Thus, the top two teams will face each other next Saturday (06), at Gávea, starting at 9:30 am (Brasília time).

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