Tite breaks silence on Gabigol, reveals why Flamengo striker not called up

Gabigol has again been left out of Flamengo’s list of relevant players for the match against Gremio, in the Brazilian league.

Gabigol did not play again with Flamengo on Sunday (22), against Gremio, in the 27th round of the Brazilian championship. Therefore, Tite spoke about not using the striker during the matches. In fact, the athlete was not mentioned much by the coach.

— The coach has the ability to work with the athlete and give him opportunities to improve and develop and not lose his head over a mistake. But there was a long time when Gabigol was not physically and clinically fit. He had a series of physical problems. And when I arrived he was like this. At this moment he is the same He said before he could finish:

— Maybe the training and this clinical situation are the most defining factor in this case. Because when he was there, he had the opportunities. The lack of continuity at high intensity, because of this sequence of situations. He came on against Vasco and felt it in the first movement. This ends up hurting his sequence. – It’s done.

Gabigol has injury problems

Gabigol missed three matches due to injury after a match against Bolivar (BOL), in the round of 16 of the Libertadores. The player returned to the field in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil, against Bahia, at the Maracanã. Shortly after, the athlete faced Vasco, also at the “Templo Sagrado”.

But during the Rio Classic, Gabigol felt discomfort in his thigh and remained out of the squad for the match against Gremio. The striker improved his pain and trained normally on Sunday (22), at CT Ninho do Ourobo, alongside the players of Meis Querido.

Is there a Gabigol match next?

Now, Gabigol is expected to be included again in the Flamengo match. The next match will be against Peñarol (Auro), on Thursday (26), as part of the return of the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, and the confrontation will take place at 7 pm (Brasília time), with a live broadcast from Fila columnon YouTube.