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Four games in eight days, average of one game every two; 10 departures in four weeks, equivalent to an average interval commitment of 2.8 days. This is the routine of Flamengo after the Covid-19 outbreak, without time to train and with four squads for the teams from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, from which one of them returned injured. The possibility of losing points in that marathon was made clear in the painful victory over Goiás, something that occurred in 1 to 1 against another team from the relegation zone, Red Bull Bragantino.
The possibility of assuming the leadership of the Brazilian Championship seems to have influenced Domènec Torrent’s starting line-up. Isla, who played the whole game, for Chile, in the 2 to 2 with Colombia, on Tuesday, was the starter, as well as Everton Ribeiro, who was on the field for 21 minutes with the Brazilian team in the 4 to 2 over Peru . Hugo, Pedro, Thiago Maia and Willian Arão were the four who started the game against Goiás, they also played two days before, and again appeared in the initial formation.
The Catalan seemed willing to put more chips in against Red Bull Bragantino, betting on the possibility of becoming first place and, consequently, putting pressure on Atlético Mineiro, which opened this possibility by drawing 1-1 with Fluminense on Wednesday night. market. As in previous games, against Atlético, Sport and Vasco, the first half was less than expected. In these last games, the exception was the duel with Goiás, in which the volume was up all the time.
So much so that in the first half against the Esmeralda team the rojinegros finished 16 times, scored a goal, the draw, and in the fight against the champion of the second national division there were seven shots before the break, with the São Paulo team losing strength then more intense output, scoring near the rival area. With Pedro showing wear, less present, and Lincoln, who would score in the final stage, but until then failed almost all his attempts on the left, there were no clear opportunities for both teams and the scoreboard did not leave zero in the first 45 minutes.
Without the scorer, preserved as the coach himself confirmed in the post-fight interview, Flamengo returned to the second half with Vitinho and Lincoln as center forward. He suffered a beautiful goal from Claudinho with seconds to roll the ball, he appealed to Bruno Henrique, on the bench only for emergencies like the one that materialized, he tied and he did not have the strength to turn. More ashamed, weakened, moved and tired than two days before, against a team better than Goiás, the current champion ran into an opponent who played well and lost the opportunity to jump to the lead.
The gaming marathon took the toll.
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