Seat for Marcelo in defeat against Flamengo

he Flamenco Saturday won 2-0 vs Fluminenseone of his fiercest rivals in Brazilian football, in the first leg of the championship final Carioca Championship. Ayrton Lucas (m55) and Pedro (m67) scored points to define this new version of “Fla-Flu”, which gathered nearly 60,000 people at the Maracana Stadium.

The return of the final will take place next Saturday, but before that both teams will have their first commitments in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Flamengo will visit Ocas in Quito on Wednesday for Group A, while Fluminense travel to Lima to face Sporting Cristal on the same day, for Group D.

For this reason, the Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira, who deals with the rejection of the Flamengo fans, started the match with key players on the bench, such as Everton Ribeiro and Gabriel Barbosa “Gabigol”, despite their entry in the second half.

By contrast, Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz used almost all of his players, including Argentine striker German Cano and Colombian striker John Arias. On the bench, although he did not enter, was the winger Marcelo, who returned to Fluminense after a secret period in the Greek Olympiacos and made history with Real Madrid, and is waiting for the opportunity to play again for the team where he began his football career. .

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