Internacional boss explains team's lack of spark v Flamengo | OneFootball

What did Roger Machado, Internacional's coach, say after the defeat to Flamengo?

Flamengo remains more leader than ever in the Brasileirão. On Sunday (17), Mengão surpassed Internacional 3-1 away from home at the Beira-Rio Stadium. After the result, Roger Machado, the coach of the Rio Grande do Sul team, pointed out the crucial reason why the Rubro-Negro took the best in the confrontation.

— Taking two goals in the first 10, 12 minutes, takes away a lot of enthusiasm from everyone, including the stadium. The idea was to take the team to the fourth as rested as possible and put the players on the field controlling their volume. The players on the field were so that we ended up with a scenario of defeat, a scenario, let's say, positive, of enthusiasm with the crowd -, said Roger Machado.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FLAMENGO GAME AGAINST INTERNACIONAL?

As mentioned by Roger Machado, the first minutes of Flamengo were overwhelming. This is because, in the initial stage, Pedro was the one who scored the first two goals of Mengão in the match. In the second half, Plata increased for the Rubro-Negro. Finally, in the final part, Borre managed to score for Internacional, leaving the score at 3-1.

Faced with this result, Flamengo remains isolated in the Brasileirão table. At the moment, the team led by Filipe Luís reached 43 points, four ahead of Palmeiras, and opening six points ahead of Cruzeiro. However, the Minas Gerais team can still shorten the score, as they take the field on Monday (18) to face Mirassol.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Before returning to focus on the Brasileirão, Flamengo faces Internacional again, this time in the round of 16 of the Libertadores. The duel takes place this Wednesday (20), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio. Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, shows all the details of the match, on YouTube.

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