Leo Pereira questions Flamengo fans’ impatience after defeat to Penarol

Flamengo dominated possession but failed to create many chances.

the Flemish He failed to find himself on the field and was defeated by Penarol (URU) on Thursday (19) 1-0 at the Maracana. Because of the football presented and the result, the red and black fans booed the players immediately after the match. However, for Leo Pereira, the nation’s impatience hurt the team’s proposal on the field.

— I think we wanted to speed up the game a lot. Sometimes the fans get impatient, they want the goal, they want us to win. Sometimes we have to think a little bit about what we are working on, which is to play the ball calmly and find the best spaces. Today it was not possible, we tried, and our goalkeeper also made some important saves. Keep your head up, rest, focus 100% on the return leg – Leo Pereira said.

Flamengo on the pitch

In front of the Maracana stadium, which is packed with more than 64 thousand fans. Penarol He relied on a strategy of defending during the 90 minutes and looking for counter-attacks. And that’s how Uruguay found the only goal. Early in the match, Erick Pulgar missed a pass in attack, while the opponent explored the spaces in transition play. And so, Javier Cabrera received an unmarked pass inside the area and made it 1-0.

the Flemish He searched for the equalizer throughout the rest of the match. The team, led by coach Tite, had 80% of the ball possession in the final half of the match. Moreover, he finished 20 times, compared to only 11. PenarolHowever, Meis Querido missed many passes, failed to create many chances and lost.

Consequences of the outcome

And with defeat, Flemish It’s getting complicated in the Copa Libertadores. This is because in order to qualify for the semi-finals of the continental tournament, the red-black team will need to reverse the aggregate score. In other words, win in Montevideo next Thursday (26) by a two-goal margin.