O Flamengo faced another setback in the Libertadores last Tuesday (7), after being defeated by Palestinian 1-0 in Chile. A coach Tite’s team now finds itself on the verge of the biggest embarrassment in the history of the Rio club, needing to hope for favorable results and win its next games to continue in the competition.
The only goal of the match was scored by Fernando Cornejo in the 18th minute of the second half, with a beautiful shot that gave goalkeeper Rossi no chance.
Before that, Bruno Henrique he wasted a clear opportunity when he stopped in a Rigamonti defense.
With just one victory in four games, Flamengo stopped at 4 points and was overtaken by Palestino himself, who now has 6 points and took second place in group E. The leader Bolívar-BOL, with 9 points, will still face Millonarios- COL this Wednesday (8).
Rubro-negro’s next two games will be at home, in Maracanã, against Bolívar (May 15) and Millonarios (28). In addition to winning, Flamengo will need to count on mistakes from Bolívar and/or Palestino to advance to the round of 16.
In the last round, Bolivians and Chileans face each other, and a draw between them could be enough to eliminate Flamengoincreasing the pressure on the team and its coach heading into the next stages of the competition.
Source: Atrevida
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