After the defeat of Vasco, Luxa points out the difference between rivals: “Flamengo fights for another level” | Basque

The coach gave the key to the difference in the quality of the squads and said that Vasco cannot stumble in the next round, when he faces Fortaleza. The duel will only take place next Wednesday, at 7.15pm, in Castelão. The Ceará team has only one point more than the Rio club in the Brazilian.

– They were two different times, we were very bad in the first and better in the second. But we play against a great team, Flamengo, which is second in the competition, with high-level players and a very good team. We improved in the second half and got the second goal when we were balancing the game. Fortaleza is a direct confrontation, we have to prepare a lot.

– Flamengo game you rule yourself out, of course you want to win by rivalry, for everything that a classic Flamengo and Basque implies, but Flamengo is fighting for another level. We have the game against Fortaleza, Inter at home. There are four games to go, Fortaleza won, Bahia stayed and there is still Sport, which will play on Friday (with Botafogo) – said Luxemburg.

In 2019, Bruno Henrique used the expression “another level” after the 4-4 draw between Vasco and Flamengo.

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Vasco fell to 15th place, with 37 points. The team is just two points ahead of Sport, which leads the relegation zone and will take to the field this Friday to face Botafogo, at 8:00 p.m., in Rio. If the Pernambuco team wins, Vasco will pass. Bahia, currently 16th, has 36 points and would enter Z-4 if Sport wins.

On Thursday night, the team was under great pressure from Flamengo during the first half and went into halftime losing 1-0, Gabigol’s penalty goal at the end. In the dressing room, Luxembourg immediately made three changes. In one of them, Benítez took out and put Juninho in.

– Juninho lost weight, he trained well, he deserved a chance. I played at halftime and he did very well. He played outside, then inside, and managed to clean up the movements. Talented, he has a lot of quality, but he was overweight. I needed to clean it up.

Asked if Benítez left due to fatigue, the coach explained that the Argentine could not develop his football in the first half.

– I saw that Benítez could not flow, and Flamengo marked it very strongly. It was a game that needed speed. I tried to give up its quality and put speed on it. Technically he couldn’t play. We have to prepare you for these four games. The replacement was worth it because we had growth in the second half. Vasco’s team was one in the first part and totally different in the second, it ended.