Rossi thanks the fans and says that Flamengo did not give up on the Brasileirão

Despite an inexplicable error when trying to force a ball into Bruno Henrique, who had his back turned and almost resulted in an opponent's goal, goalkeeper Rossi ended the match fighting for the victory. In a bold act, he advanced to midfield and ventured into the opponent's area, but was unsuccessful. Flamengo drew goalless and was eliminated from the Libertadores by Peñarol at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium.

During the press conference alongside Tite, Rossi was asked if he could promise the red and black fans a title. He said no, but he also refused to give up on the Brasileirão, even with Flamengo 11 points behind the leader, Botafogo, and with only a 1% mathematical chance of winning the championship. To support his optimism, the goalkeeper recalled Botafogo's unexpected drop in performance last year.

“We have very clear objectives, because Flamengo always has to win and that's how it is. Now, we're out, but the year isn't over yet. There are more than 10 games left in the Brazilian Championship. Botafogo has a very big difference, but last year there was too. Now it's time to focus on Sunday's game. In three days we will be on the field again, we have to change our minds for the game against Athletico-PR. And then there is the semi-final of the Copa do Brasil, which is very important, as we are only two games away from the final. So you have to keep working day to day. The Libertadores has already passed, but there are two competitions left for us to compete in”, stated Rossi.

The number 1 also thanked the fans for their support in both Rio de Janeiro and Uruguay, and highlighted that the situation could have It would be different if the team had been more efficient at Maracanã. Furthermore, he regretted the absence of Pedro and other important players for the team.

“For the fans, I can only thank you, firstly, for the support you gave at Maracanã in the first game. We scored early, at 13 in the first half. Afterwards, we had great dominance in both games. Today we are left with this bitter feeling, that we were unable to score a goal to take it to penalties. We even had a possibility, but we have to be self-critical and know that in the final decision we made a little mistake”, declared the goalkeeper, before completing.

“We lost Pedro, Cebola, Viña, Luiz, who are very important players for us. And this also remains in the player's mind. Because when a player sees that a teammate hurts, and hurts badly like it happened, we are also afraid of being out of the season”, he concluded.

Flamengo is now preparing to face Athletico-PR in the Brazilian Championship this Sunday (30th) at 8pm (Brasília time). The team becomes key after being eliminated in the Libertadores and needs to improve its performance to remain in the top positions and remain in the G4.

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