FLAMENGO'S TOP GUNNER, PEDRO IS SURPRISED BY HIS NUMBERS THIS SEASON

On the afternoon of last Sunday (28), Flamengo faced Atlético Goianiense, at Maracanã Stadium, in a game valid for the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship. Rubro-Negro from Rio won the match by a score of 2-0, with goals from Pedro, who scored his 30th goal of the 2024 season and Arrascaeta, who also provided an assist for the first goal, in addition, the result made the team take the lead in the competition.

Pedro reveals surprise with 2024 numbers and talks about yesterday's match: “Every game has its own difficulty”

After yesterday's victory against Atlético Goianiense, the Rubro-Negro squad returned to training this Monday (29), at the Ninho do Urubu Training Center, where began preparations for the clash against Palmeiras, next Wednesday (31), against Palmeiras, for the first duel of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.

This afternoon, striker Pedro , one of the authors of yesterday's goals, participated in the program Resenha do Jogo, on Fla Tv and commented on the match against Atlético Goianiense, in addition, the number 9 revealed surprise with the leadership in the 2024 artillery, among all the players of the world football, check it out.

Match against Atlético Goianiense

“In the Brasileirão, each round has an important duel, there is a decision. Each game is a decision for us. It's always a game with difficulty. Yesterday, we knew it would be difficult, because the opponent would come after us. It's always difficult to infiltrate against a defense that is closed in their area, but we managed to maintain good football throughout the match. It was only at the beginning of the second half that we fell down, but we managed to come back and get into the game. I believe that this balance was very important, a very good game collectively.”

"Every game has its difficulties. Yesterday, once again we entered the field with the thought that it would be another decision to face The three points are the same as when facing a team higher up in the table. So, the game has to have the same concentration, the same focus. , Pedro became the top scorer in the world

With each passing round, Pedro has been breaking records and significant marks with the Flamengo shirt. A great highlight of Rubro-Negro this year, the number 9 is also one of the best in the world, surpassing the names of giants such as Mbappé, Haaland and Harry Kane.

The athlete spoke about the numbers he has been achieving in the 2024 season

"I found out about these numbers now. For me, this number is very gratifying. I am very happy to observe these numbers, how good they have been. But as I said, it will only be worth it when it arrives end of the year and we (Flamengo) win the trophy. Speaking individually, the year was wonderful and I hope to continue like this to increase the numbers until the end of the year."