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After the 1-0 defeat to Peñarol, in the first game of the Libertadores quarter-finals, coach Tite held a press conference at Maracanã. The team did not perform well and was booed by the fans. Despite the setback, the coach remained confident for the second leg, which will be held in Uruguay.

Regarding the boos coming from the stands, Tite admitted that the fans' dissatisfaction is understandable. "Of course this hurts, especially on the human side. But experience shows that, when you deliver a good production, the fan's reaction is proportional to the love they feel for the club", said the coach, highlighting the emotional bond between the fans and the Most Dear.

The coach was also asked about the difficulty of Mengão in achieving victories away from home in the Libertadores, since 2022. The last victory away from home came on August 31, 2022, against Vélez Sarsfield, with an impressive 4-0. "We have a great opportunity to break this sequence This is part of the history of football, and I believe we are fully capable of getting there and changing this scenario", replied Tite, showing optimism.

Tite guaranteed that the team will be more effective in Uruguay, promising a better performance. "Within two or three minutes, we score the goal, and from that point on, we work on the result. In some moments we were hasty, and the opposing goalkeeper also had merit. But I'm confident that we will create half of the opportunities and convert them into goals there. You can charge me later", said the coach, projecting a positive scenario for the second leg.

Argentine goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, who has been at Flamengo for over a year, has not yet fully adapted to the reactions of the fans during the games at Maracanã. After the 1-0 defeat to Peñarol, this Thursday (19), in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, more than 60 thousand red and black booed the team, an attitude that displeased the player.

Rossi expressed his dissatisfaction with the booing that started in the first half. "The fans always want victory, that's normal. We also always look for a positive result. But I think these boos so early are unnecessary, just like what happened with Lorran during the Copa América. We still believe in the dispute. It was just a goal", commented the goalkeeper, showing confidence in the return game.

The boos at Maracanã they started in the 12th minute of the first half, after an error by Erick Pulgar when the ball was thrown, which resulted in Peñarol's goal. Since then, the Chilean has become the target of fans' dissatisfaction, who criticized him with every touch of the ball. In the second half, when he was substituted, Pulgar continued to be booed by the red and black team, reinforcing the tense atmosphere in the stadium. b>

In addition to the players, coach Tite was also the target of protests from the fans. Offenses were heard from the stands, which affected the coach, who admitted he was shaken by the insults. However, Tite preferred to focus on the future and showed optimism for the return game against the Uruguayan team.

With a 1-0 deficit, Mengão will need to reverse the score in the second leg, which will be held next Thursday (26), at 7pm, at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium, in Montevideo. Flamengo < /a>needs a victory by two goals to advance directly to the semi-finals of the competition.

Fábio Matias, who was Flamengo's coach in the first two rounds of the Carioca Championship in 2022, is about to leave Botafogo to take command of Coritiba in Series B. According to GE, the black and white assistant received an offer to be Coxa's coach in the second division of the Brasileirão and accepted. Now, the parties are aligning the final details of the contract.

As reported by GE, Matias is expected in the next few days at Couto Pereira to complete the last bureaucratic procedures and sign the contract, which runs until the end of the year. At Coritiba, Fábio Matias will coach striker Leandro Damião, who also had a spell at Flamengo between 2016 and 2017. Fábio replaces interim James Freitas in charge of the team.

In addition to having commanded Flamengo's under-20s and Rubro-Negro's main team on a few occasions, Fábio Matias has experience leading the main Internacional at Gauchão, with 26 games for Bragantino, 12 for Figueirense and 10 for Botafogo, including matches for Libertadores and Carioca.

MOTIVATIONS FOR CHANGE

Internally, Fábio Matias , who was Flamengo's under-20 coach, made it clear that he chose to leave the club for personal and financial reasons. The coach regretted that Flamengo did not have an under-23 team project and accepted a better salary offer from Red Bull Bragantino before moving on to Botafogo. Now, at Coritiba, Matias is looking for a new challenge in his career.