Filipe Luís hails Flamengo’s rout of Vitória, lauds no showboating | OneFootball

Flamengo Delivers the Biggest Win in the History of the Brazilian Championship's Points Race

On Monday (25), Flamengo showed no mercy to Vitória, delivering a historic 8-0 thrashing in a packed Maracanã for the Brazilian Championship. After the match, coach Filipe Luís praised the football displayed by the players.

— It was truly a fantastic game, complete in every sense. The players were enjoying themselves on the field. It was a victory where we started the game very effectively and this obviously knocked out the opponent. What I liked the most was that at no point did they stop trying to control, take the ball from the opponent, score goals. At no time did the players disrespect with tricks, nobody turned their face or anything. They looked at the goal. That's what makes me most proud about today's game —, began Filipe Luís.

— Key players are in a great moment, great phase. We have to take advantage of this moment. From what I've been told, it's the biggest victory in the history of the points race. It's a reason for pride. After the great victory against Inter in Porto Alegre, it was not only a physical effort, but a mental one to come out of a level of euphoria of having eliminated them there and play the game we played. This mental game made the team enter this focused way on the field. This proves that the players really want to be champions, fight until the end. This is the way —, he concluded.

HOW WAS FLAMENGO'S THRASHING?

It didn't take long for Flamengo to build the result against Vitória. That's because, Samuel Lino, Pedro and Arrascaeta made it 3-0 for the red-black team in the first half. After the break, the center forward scored again for the Most Beloved.

Samuel Lino made it 5-0 for Flamengo early in the second half. Luiz Araújo, who came on in the final stage, also scored. Pedro and Bruno Henrique, from a penalty, gave final numbers to the match at Maracanã, which had an audience of over 60,000.

HOW IS FLAMENGO IN THE STANDINGS?

Thus, Flamengo remains the isolated leader of the Brazilian Championship, even with Palmeiras' victory against Sport. This is because, with the 8-0 against the Bahians, the team led by Filipe Luís reached 46 points, against 42 of the Paulistas.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

In this way, Flamengo remains focused on the Brazilian Championship and will be back on the field on Sunday (31). The Most Beloved faces Grêmio, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in a match valid for the 22nd round. Thus, Coluna do Fla brings all the information before and after the match.

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