With the result, he will not have the comfort he was looking for for the round, scheduled for May 14th, at Barradão, in Salvador (BA), and could advance with a draw
Flamengo debuted in the Copa do Brasil with a 2-1 victory, this Wednesday (22), against Vitória, at Maracanã. With the result, they will not have the comfort they were looking for for the return, scheduled for May 14, at Barradão, in Salvador (BA), and could advance with a draw.
Leonardo Jardim started the game with Arrascaeta on the bench and saw his midfield lag and went to halftime with a 1-1 draw, with beautiful goals from Evertton Araújo, for Flamengo, and Erick, for Vitória. In the second half, with the ‘cavalry’ on the field, he scored early, with Pedro, but was unable to translate his chances into effectiveness to seek a more comfortable result thinking about the second game.
In the second stage, Leonardo Jardim placed Arrascaeta and Saúl, to have more quality in the midfield and get closer to the attackers. And there was no other way. In a beautiful exchange of passes, Bruno Henrique lifted the ball in the area and Pedro headed it to score, at six.
The goal encouraged the Rio team, who continued to put pressure on Vitória, but again the goal almost got in the way, this time the crossbar, stopping Arrascaeta’s shot. As time went by, Flamengo loosened up their marking, making the match more balanced.
Vitória took advantage of having more of the ball to work with and even managed to equalize the score, but Luan Cândido’s goal was disallowed for offside. The move woke up the hosts, who remained in the final part of the match with the ball in attack. Arrascaeta, Pedro and Samuel Lino wasted the chance for a third goal and a calmer score for the return.
