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Marcão was only praise for Fluminense after the goalless draw with Atlético-MG in Maracanã. In the fight for a place in the Libertadores, Tricolor could be guaranteed in the continental competition in case of victory, but a “small detail” prevented the positive result in the Brasileirão.
“We had a consistent game. A great game. Qualified opponent. We put together a strategy for this game and in the end they almost awarded us a goal that would give us victory and guarantee us in the pre-Libertadores. Very satisfied with the work of the group. “Everything they worked on during the week, but for a small detail we couldn’t win. I was very proud of everything they did in the game,” said the coach at a press conference.
The coach especially praised defender Luccas Claro, who played even after losing his father to Covid-19. Star of the game on TV Globo, the defender left before the end of the game with a problem with a finger. In addition to him, the midfielder Yago also played days after the death of his grandfather, and was also highlighted by the commander.
“Honorable mention to Luccas Claro, who took care to be with the whole group. A special boy, a special family. We have to applaud for this boy, he was so great and so respectful that he was with our institution. Yago had also already committed with the institution. We are solving everything in the family. Whenever a friend needs it, another is together, is close. And that has made a difference in our group, “he said.
The practically guaranteed classification for the Libertadores still depends on the combination of some results. But if Flu beats Ceará in Castelão, on Monday (15), at 6:00 p.m., it will confirm the return to continental competition, which the club has not played since 2013.
“Our team goes with a very strong thought. With the aim of making another great game and bringing an important point to Rio de Janeiro to guarantee the pre-Libertadores once and for all. Then think again if there are any chances of making it to the group stage. And we will believe until the end. But the thought is this. Go there and bring home this pre-Libertadores soon, ”said the coach.
Marcão only shied away from commenting on Fluminense’s negotiations with coach Roger Machado, who has everything to take over after Brasileirão and sign a two-year contract with the club.
“I don’t know. Has the president already announced it? We are like you. If he passes, he is a very good guy, a worker. If he comes, he will have the help of Marcão and all those who are in the process.” . We will wait for our board to decide. To give the hammer, if that is the case, will be received with open arms within our club, ”he said.
See other responses from Marcão at the press conference:
Game analysis
I think the guys worked a lot. We already knew the Atlético formation. We did this in practice throughout the week. We know that they held Guga and released Arana. There are men inside who are stepping on the area all the time, we knew we would have to run five or six meters backwards, that at some point in the second half they weren’t going to be able to … We had to make the switch more for physical reasons. At some point they attack with five. Once again we congratulate our defense line. For the men in front, Fred and Nenê. And about Lucca I think he helps us a lot, he has read a game and he helps us a lot.
Performance
In fact, our joy as a coach and coaching staff is to finish a game with everything that has been proposed. They all made themselves available. In the end we were almost awarded. Atlético is a team that has the ball, it’s their game and we had to reduce the spaces. And it’s good to see Fred, Nenê and understand this reading of the game. This for the group is very large. We slightly lowered the mark. The proposal was to take advantage of the speed of these guys on the side to at some point have opportunities, as they were created. In the first half a little less, in the second more effective. We await the post. There was going to be a time when he was going to be able to fight back with great force. with a lot of speed.
Substitutions
As for the exchanges, they were made to keep the team compact, the team strong. At the conference we said we would need everyone. And again we need everyone. Pacheco entered from the side, giving speed. We wanted to side with Guga, in Réver. Take advantage of the fact that they put very strong pressure on the opponent’s field. We wanted to extend this game a lot to give it depth. Caio on the other side is the same. Michel inside. Fred, unfortunately, it was a fact. Let’s wait for the exams and hopefully it’s not too much.
Sentence
We are happy for the return of Frazan. He trained during the week, went to the game. He was prepared, focused.
