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"Flamengo can't lose 4-1", says Tite after defeat to Botafogo at Nilton Santos

Rubro-Negro suffered the first defeat under the coach when they lost 4-1 to Botafogo

18 Ago 2024 | 21:42 |

The Flamengo suffered a tough defeat on Sunday night, losing 4-1 to Botafogo at Nilton Santos. It was the first victory under the command of Tite, who praised his rival in the press conference after the match, but stated that Rubro-Negro "can't concede four goals".

- Congratulations to Botafogo for the great The game he played maintained a very regular level in the first and second half, always at a high level. Football has to know how to look at the other side and recognize it, even with all the pain of defeat. Flamengo cannot lose 4-1, cannot concede four goals, we are aware of that. But at the same time it is important to consider important factors.

Asked about the choice of Victor Hugo instead of Arrascaeta when the Uruguayan was injured at the start of the game, even though he had Lorran in the squad, Tite preferred not to explain:

- When he gets into specific situations he is very punctual, it's not my profile. When the team loses, it loses in its context, it loses as a whole. If Victor Hugo had started well, with good results, the question would be the opposite. Our entire team didn't have it, and especially when it was in the second half that the team began to fall apart in physical terms. It was falling, falling, falling, and we looked and noticed it. And Botafogo's intensity remained because it has quality, verticality, and a team with physical structure and an extra day of recovery.

With the result in the classic, Flamengo remains with 41 points, five points behind less than the leader Botafogo, with 46. Rubro-negro now needs to turn the key to the Libertadores da América. This is because there is a decisive game at altitude against Bolívar, for a place in the quarter-finals.

In the first match, Tite's men won at Maracanã 2-0 and have an advantage of losing by up to one goal of difference to pass. As for the Brasileirão, Fla will only return to the field next Sunday, at 4pm, against Bragantino, at Maracanã.

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