00:00Flamengo lost 2-1 to Cruzeiro this Saturday and wasted, even if only momentarily, a chance.
00:07The chance to take the lead in the Brazilian Championship.
00:09This match in Belo Horizonte, at Mineirão, was a game that took place right after the qualification against Cruzeiro itself in the
00:14Libertadores,
00:15This leaves a bitter taste for Flamengo fans, since Flamengo, just like at the Maracanã,
00:20They start the match very well, the first half in which they are technically superior, with great intensity.
00:24But he sees Pedro, especially his main hope for goals, wasting chances that he's not used to.
00:30He, of course, opened the scoring after receiving a pass from Arrascaeta, but he wasted at least two great chances.
00:36which could have allowed Flamengo to go into halftime with a lead of up to 3 goals.
00:40And then when it returns for the second half, it repeats the same scenario that occurred at the Maracanã last Wednesday.
00:46With Cruzeiro returning stronger and Flamengo decreasing their intensity,
00:49Unlike the last game, Flamengo couldn't change their approach and saw their hopes dashed towards the end of the match.
00:54Cruzeiro could come back and win at Mineirão, Flamengo would lose, their last defeat was there against Palmeiras.
00:59Back there at the Maracanã, and now they lose to Cruzeiro, leaving this bitter taste of not having had a chance.
01:04to return
01:05Palmeiras, currently leading the Brazilian Championship, plays Vasco tomorrow, and Flamengo will have to hope for a result.
01:09Vasco
01:09Trying for at least a draw against Palmeiras in São Paulo, but the lingering feeling is that we really...
01:14Flamengo made a lot of mistakes in terms of precision; Pedro was very unlucky in one-on-one situations with the goalkeeper.
01:19He lacked the technical quality that the fans expect and that he is used to demonstrating.
01:24And coach Leonardo de Jardim, after the match, saw this issue very clearly, saying that he always looks for it on the day.
01:29-a-day
01:30The team needs to fine-tune their finishing, always striving to improve their attack in order to score goals.
01:36These were important goals that were missing against Cruzeiro, but beyond that, he highlighted this change in intensity.
01:41from the team upon returning from the second half and even considered the way Flamengo played to be immature.
01:46He found himself in the game with the ball at his feet, he says he even made some childish passes.
01:50So, the Flamengo coach was even being harshly criticized because Flamengo, of course,
01:54There were very different periods of play at Mineirão, especially at the beginning of the second half.
01:59They were wasting a lot of time passing, and then, of course, Cruzeiro started to grow into the game.
02:02still with the bitter taste of frustration from being eliminated midweek,
02:05So, a perfect scenario that Cruzeiro fans found in the second half.
02:08so that the team could turn things around and then finally beat Flamengo.
02:11Flamengo will now have the week off, since they are not in the Copa do Brasil.
02:15So this is another important period for coach Leonardo Jardim to get the team to...
02:20Find a common denominator in this question of balance between the first and second halves.
02:24because it's an issue that has been worrying Flamengo in recent games,
02:28That's how it was midweek against Cruzeiro itself, and again against the Minas Gerais team.
02:31This happened, and it leaves a bitter taste for Flamengo.
02:34Flamengo fans will have to root against Palmeiras, especially against Vasco.
02:37so that the São Paulo team does not increase the gap once again, a gap that Flamengo managed to reduce.
02:41In recent games, if Flamengo wins, Cruzeiro will take the lead.
02:46at least for the moment, the lead in the Brasileirão,
02:48So you don't miss anything in these behind-the-scenes post-game events,
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