Sampaoli explains Flamengo’s poor performance after a week of training and reveals: “The team thought they were going to win” – Flamengo – Flamengo news and match

Flamengo left behind the scoreboard but went after a draw with América-MG at the Maracanã

a Flamingo He had a week to train before the game against him America MG, on Saturday (22). The 1-1 draw frustrated part of the crowd who had expected a good performance at the Maracanã. after the match, Jorge Sampaoli He was careful when talking about the training period and even revealed it “The team thought they were going to win.”.

“We have to analyze everything. But when we have a whole long week to train, we take the time to incorporate some of the team’s shortcomings. Today, it was a game that the team thought they were going to win mentally, but as time went on, we were sidelined and also (the team) didn’t take advantage of the clear chances they had. That raised anxiety and despair – Sampaoli said.

There were seven missed opportunities Flamingo Last Saturday (22). Gabigol (2x), Gerson (2x), Bruno Henrique (1x), Arrascaeta (1x) and Leo Pereira (1x) missed good goal chances against América-MG. Victor Hugo, in injury time of the second half, saved Flamengo from defeat by the Maracanã.

– I don’t know if it was because of a long week of training or because we weren’t mentally ready for the match. The team did not know how to overcome the opponent’s defense and this created inaccuracies – Sampaoli completed.

With the lottery, the Flamingo He has 28 points and drops to third place in Brazil, and he may lose his position to Fluminense, who visits Curitiba on Monday (24). The Flemish team will come out on Sunday (23) and, in sequence, start preparing to face Grêmio, on Wednesday (26), in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semi-final.