Carrascal? The Spanish newspaper chooses another highlight in Flamengo’s victory against the Libertadores

Carrascal? The Spanish newspaper chooses another highlight in Flamengo’s victory against the Libertadores


Scorer of the only goal of the match was not considered a fundamental factor in the result against Racing




Scorer of the goal in Flamengo’s 1-0 victory over Racing, last Wednesday (22), in the first match of the Libertadores semi-final, Jorge Carrascal was a strong piece of the Rossoneri team, but was not considered the main factor in the triumph for the Spanish newspaper “As”.

The commentary signed by Juan Lopesino highlights the triumph of coach Filipe Luís. The headline “Filipe Luís is close to the final” underlines the importance of the coach in Flamengo’s quest for eternal glory.



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Under the leadership of the former player, Rubro-Negro accumulates impressive results and presents good football. In the duel that opened the semi-final it was no different. Despite Carrascal’s late goal, in the final minutes the team played a balanced game, created some chances and ended the evening with the victory.

The journalist highlighted the variety of pieces available to the coach, which facilitates changes within the team. On the other hand, he highlighted Flamengo’s difficulty in overcoming Racing’s defense in the match.

“Filipe Luis left Lino and Saul on the bench, the latter not yet fully recovered from his latest injury. The wardrobe allows the coach to use different variations, all equally valid. But this time they found enormous difficulties against the wall set up by Gustavo Costas. A system that not only closed spaces, but also put intelligent pressure on key players like Jorginho to almost completely nullify their creativity,” he wrote.



Filipe Luís was the main factor in Flamengo's victory over Racing, according to the Spanish newspaper

After the report of a balanced first half, there was talk of the coach’s initiative to use the Rossoneri bench and modify the team to look for goals. “After the break, it didn’t take Filipe Luís long to move the bench to look for a reaction,” added Lopesino.

With the victory at the Maracanã, Flamengo finds itself ahead of Racing in the fight for a place in the final. In the return match, which will take place next Wednesday (29th), at 9.30pm (Brasilia time), the ranking will be decided at the El Cilindro Stadium, in Argentina.

Source: Terra

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