Even with the equality on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro remains at the top of Group A of the Libertadores
Flamengo didn’t get a bad result from Argentina by bringing a point to Rio de Janeiro to stay comfortable in Group A of the Libertadores. In a hostile field, knew how to impose his football at some moments and, after strange carelessnessended up suffering the 1-1 draw in front of Students-ARGthis Wednesday (29), at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, in La Plata. In a way, Rio’s concern revolves around midfielder Arrascaeta, who left the field straight to the hospital with a shoulder injury.
The Uruguayan left the field 16 minutes into the game, after getting the worst of a dispute with Piovi. Flamengo reported that the midfielder went straight to the hospital in Argentina to undergo imaging tests to find out the severity of the injury.
With the result, Flamengo remains undefeatedwith seven points, against five from Estudiantes. Third place is Independiente de Medellín, with one, who plays tomorrow against Cusco-PER, still without scoring in the group.
Flamengo now turns the key to Brazilian Championshipwhere the classic against Vascoon Sunday (3), at 4pm, at Maracanã. For the Libertadores, the team travels to Colombia, when they visit Independiente Medellín, next week.
For playing in front of your fans, It was to be expected that Estudiantes would be offensive in the first minutes. The team even set a good pace against Flamengo’s defense, which took a while to adjust the marking and understand the Argentine game model. The situation became dramatic when Arrascaeta got the worst of the fight with Piovi and had to be replaced, in the 16th minute, with shoulder pain. Without the Uruguayan’s articulation in midfield, the ball was concentrated on the sides of the field.
Carrascal found a beautiful pass for Lino inside the area, but the shot was missed. There, the Rio team saw Argentina’s fragility. Switching sides, Bruno Henrique received it from Samuel Lino, advanced on the marking, entered the area and crossed low to Luiz Araújo. The number 7 only had the job of pushing for the free goal and opening the scoring, at 32. Estudiantes even tried a reaction in the final stretch, abusing crosses in the area, but did not pose any danger to Rossi’s goal.
The second stage returned with the same templates. Estudiantes launched an attack, while Flamengo knew how to act without the ball and exploited the counterattack. Bruno Henrique came face to face and Muslera saved. On the rebound, Luiz Araújo stopped in another goalkeeper miracle. Twenty seconds later, the Argentine team mounted a counterattack and Carrillo tangled with Rossi to equalize the score.
The draw raised the temperature on the field. Emerson Royal complained about a penalty and soon after the players clashed on the field. The result was the expulsion of the two coaches. The confrontation remained heated, with tough disputes and football was no longer the protagonist. In the final stretch, they oxygenated the attack, but only had two weak finishes with Pedro, while Rossi saved the game, in the last move, guaranteeing a draw in Argentina.
TECHNICAL SHEET
STUDENTS-ARG 1 X 1 FLAMENGO
STUDENTS: Muslera; Table, Gonzalez Perez, Thomas Palaces and Benedetti; Gabriel Neves (Aguirre), Piovi, Amondarain, James Palaces (Gaich) and Farias (Cetré); Lane (Alexis Castro). Technician: Alexander Medina.
FLEMISH: Rossi; Emerson Royal, Vitão, Danilo and Alex Sandro; Evertton Araújo, Jorginho and Arrascaeta (Carrascal); Luiz Araújo (Plata), Bruno Henrique (Pedro) and Samuel Lino (Saúl). Coach: Leonardo Jardim.
GOALS: Luiz Araújo, 32 minutes into the first half; Carrillo, at nine in the second.
YELLOW CARDS: Tiago Palacios, Tomás Palacios, Farias, Piovi and Emerson Royal.
ARBITRATOR: Piero Maza (CHI).
INCOME AND AUDIENCE: Not available.
LOCAL: Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, in La Plata (ARG).
