AFTER DEFEAT TO BRAZIL, PARAGUAY COACH ALERTS ARBITRATION ON VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR

Before going to Rio de Janeiro to make history with Flamengo, Jorge Jesus was talking to Atlético-MG, to the point of going to Belo Horizonte to watch a match by the team from Minas Gerais. However, a dialogue with a player on the team at the time was crucial for the coach to land in the “Marvelous City”. The midfielder of the Minas Gerais club that season, Elias, who also defended Rubro-Negro, had a serious conversation with "Mister".

"An Atlético director calls me: 'Jesus is there, I think he wants you see. He's going to dinner at (athletic businessman Rubens) Menin's house. He asked you to go there'. The coach was Rodrigo Santana. 'Let's bring this, this and that'. Dinner is over. I wait for him to leave to say goodbye, and he says: 'What do you think?' on 'Charla Podcast' this Friday (28).

"He was about to go to Flamengo. I said: 'Do you want to be the owner of the city, run the club, bring whoever you want, or be champion, win everything and be considered for the national team?' And he: 'You know I always want to win'. So, I said: 'So, it's going to take a while for Flamengo.' , in 2021. That was in 2018/2019", added Elias.

Jorge Jesus and Elias worked together in 2017, at Sporting Lisboa, in Portugal. Therefore, the coach sought out the steering wheel for a chat in Belo Horizonte. Therefore, the former player was sincere when suggesting Flamengo to the coach. 

The former player had a short spell at Flamengo, but marked his name in the club's history. Alongside Hernane Brocador, the midfielder was one of the names in the 2013 Copa do Brasil title campaign. In fact, the most important goal in Rubro-Negro's career came from his feet.

Last Friday night (28), the Brazilian team faced Paraguay in the second round of the Copa América group stage. With a show by Flamengo's creation, Vinícius Júnior, Canarinho advanced the classification to the knockout phase of the competition. After the game, Vini Jr criticized the arbitration chosen by Conmebol.

"Of course, the Copa América is always very complicated because of the fields and the referees who are always against (Brazil), because of the way Conmebol treats us, It's always very complicated, but we have to remain firm, because only by winning can we talk. Because when we talk, Conmebol says we talk too much, and that's the truth", said Vinicius Júnior, in an interview on the pitch.< /p>SUMMARY OF THE GAME

The Brazilian team entered the field with a lot of pressure. This is because Brazil needed a positive result to be able to qualify for the knockout stage. In this way, Vinícius Júnior picked up the team and carried the team, scoring two goals. Furthermore, Mais Querido's other son, Lucas Paquetá and Savinho scored the other two goals, finishing 4-1. After the game, the red-black jewel commented on the performance:

 “I always I say that I never play for myself, I play for my team. When I'm playing for Brazil, I play for my country. of the level of player that I am", he commented.

"I know that I can still improve a lot to help the Brazilian team, to help this team that works hard every day to be able to put Brazil in the place it deserves it. We will remain firm to reach this goal. The first step is the Copa América", concluded the former Flamengo player.

After Vini's show. Jr, Brazil recovered in the Copa América. Thus, the Brazilian team reaches four points in the Group D classification. Colombia, the next opponent, is leader with six. The direct confrontation will be next Tuesday (2), at 10pm.

Lucas Paquetá showed personality and, even after missing a penalty in the first half of Brazil's victory over Paraguay, he asked to take another penalty in the final stage and this time he didn't waste it. The number 8 was involved in the team's four goals in the 4-1 victory in Las Vegas. He assisted on the first one, started the play on the next two and closed the score, with a penalty.

On leaving the field, Paquetá explained what changed from the right shot to the wrong one:

"Firstly, very happy with the victory, it was our main objective: to win and win well. In the first penalty I was a little bit hasty compared to the way I normally take it, I took a lot away from the goalkeeper. In the second, with a a little more calm, I managed to do the way I can and always do. Happy with the goal and assist, but the most important thing is the team's victory", he said.

The Seleção returns to the field on Tuesday , at 10pm (Brasília time), against Colombia, in a duel that is worth the leadership of Group D of the Copa América. Brazil needs to win to take first place.