COMMENTATOR ASKS TITE TO REMAIN AT FLAMENGO BUT HIGHLIGHTS: "BORING COLLECTIVES FOR CARAMBA"

Once again, Tite showed his ability to deal with absences and secured an important victory for Flamengo in the Brazilian Championship. Rubro-Negro beat Atlético-MG 4-2, in Belo Horizonte, demonstrating a dominance that could have resulted in an even greater difference in the score.

One of the most notable changes in the lineup was the inclusion de Carlinhos in place of Pedro, the team's top scorer this season. Pedro only entered the field in the final minutes, contributing an assist. In a press conference, Tite explained that the number 9 felt pain in his leg the day before the match.

"Pedro felt his leg yesterday afternoon. He ran the risk of not coming, he was prepared to come. I I'm not crazy. I told the president, it was a risk to start with him, he would explode. >

RUBRO-NEGRO DOMINION

Flamengo imposed itself from the start of the game, with goals from Bruno Henrique (2), Carlinhos and Ayrton Lucas. For Atlético-MG, Hulk scored both goals. The result kept Flamengo isolated at the top of the Brazilian Championship, now with 30 points.

Flamengo faces Cuiabá next Saturday, July 6, in the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be played at Maracanã, starting at 8pm (Brasília time). Initially scheduled for 9pm, CBF changed the time due to Brazil's Copa América game.

After the 4-2 victory over Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte, in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo's football manager, Luiz Carlos Azevedo, made a statement this Wednesday ( 3), criticizing the performance of the arbitration. The director highlighted two moves involving the video referee (VAR), which, according to him, harmed Flamengo.

Azevedo mentioned a penalty in favor of Atlético, scored with the help of VAR, and another move that he claims to have been ignored by the arbitration. In the first case, Hulk scored Atlético's goal with a penalty when Flamengo was already winning 3-0. In the second case, a possible penalty in the 41st minute of the second half was not signaled.

"I come here today, again, in order to be able, after a victory, a great victory for the team, against a great opponent, to understand the VAR criteria again. The arbitration committee has received our board, there is dialogue, but again in our understanding Flamengo. was harmed", said Azevedo.

About the penalty awarded for Atlético, Azevedo declared: "If it was Allan's penalty, which in our understanding it wasn't. Our athlete touches the ball first, in a continuous act of movement he has contact with the athlete from the opposing team, the field referee doesn't mark it, and simply the VAR calls to be able to award the penalty". Ramon Abatti Abel (Fifa-SC) was the referee of the match.

THE The director also questioned the failure to award a penalty in favor of Flamengo. In the 41st minute of the second half, Atletico midfielder Otávio allegedly tackled Erick Pulgar, from Flamengo. "I wanted to understand what VAR's criteria were in not awarding the penalty against Erick. There is no contact from the opposing team's athlete on the ball, our athlete is tripped, falls, and VAR simply doesn't call it", added Azevedo.

The Flamengo managed to qualify for the knockout stage of the Libertadores. However, they finished second in Group E and this did not please the fans, who expected a better performance from the team. However, for journalist Oswaldo Pascoal, from ESPN, the situation of the opponents is more worrying.

During the ESPN FC edition, the journalist stated that the top placed teams in their groups in the Libertadores must fear running into the Flamengo in the round of 16. Remembering that Rubro-Negro is in pot 2, as it finished second in the group stage.

The draw to define the teams that faced each other in the knockout stage of the Libertadores will be next Monday (3), at 1pm. Thus, Mais Querido will be able to find out next week who they will face in the round of 16. Remembering that there is still a group to be defined, that of Grêmio, as their games were postponed due to the climate tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul.

Now , the Mais Querido cast shifts focus to the Brasileirão, which returns this weekend after being stopped for two rounds. Thus, Mais Querido faces Vasco next Sunday (2), at 4pm, at Maracanã.