No rest! Flamengo squad has no rest after draw with Vasco

After the goalless draw with Vasco , on Saturday (19), for the Brazilian Championship , the Flamengo squad had no rest . On the morning of this Sunday (20), the players returned to Ninho do Urubu and began preparing for the decisive clash against LDU, for the Copa Libertadores.

CAST WITHOUT DAYLIGHT

The players who started the classic carried out recovery activities in the gym , while the reserves and those not involved went to the field for a technical training session led by Filipe Luís . The program shows the total focus of the technical committee on the continental commitment .

DECISION AT ALTITUDE

The duel against LDU takes place on Tuesday (22), at 7 pm (Brasília time), at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium , in Quito . In third place in Group C, with three points, Flamengo needs the result to continue with real chances of qualifying. LDU leads the group alongside Central Córdoba , both with four points.

At the press conference after the draw against Vasco, coach Filipe Luís addressed the difficulty of playing at altitude , ensuring that it is not possible to make the same types of movements as the players cannot recover their energy as quickly.

Players lose their breath quickly and don't recover..."

“It’s never easy to play at altitude. It’s always difficult to press high up because players lose their breath quickly and don’t recover. The problem with altitude is that you don’t recover from the explosive effort you made . If the full-back goes up to attack, he can’t get back. The player has to control the effort ,” said the coach.

A new defeat could complicate the red-black team's path in the group stage, while a victory, in addition to returning the team to the classification zone , would leave Mais Querido in a great position to fight for the lead in the final stretch of the initial phase.