South American: Corinthians beats Fortaleza and qualifies for the semi-finals of the competition

Flamengo visits Peñarol this Thursday (26), when they compete for a place in the Libertadores semi-final. In addition to having to overcome the challenges on the field, Mais Querido will have to have a strong mentality to avoid falling for the Uruguayans' provocations, as they have not lost in the competition in Montevideo since 2017. On that occasion, the confrontation ended in a fight, remembered by Fernando Prass, former goalkeeper. In this way, the commentator warned Rubro-Negro about the atmosphere of the game.

"Literally a war scenario. Literally. It's not just in the sense of the field. The extra field is going to be very complicated. That game of ours had the component of Felipe Melo's statement, of slapping the Uruguayan in the face. In the game here, Nández had already tried to get into trouble with Keno. Flamengo will encounter a very hostile environment", said Fernando Prass, during 'ESPN's programming. '.

On that occasion, Palmeiras beat the Uruguayans by a score of 3 to 2 and eliminated them from the Libertadores within the Campeón del Siglo. However, since then, Peñarol has not lost in the competition at home, with 15 wins and two draws in 17 matches.

FOCUS ON THE DECISION

< The red and black squad will finish preparing for the Libertadores clash this Wednesday (25), at Ciudad Desportiva Luis Suárez, in the afternoon.

So, on Thursday (26) , Mais Querido enters the field with the mission of beating Peñarol and qualifying for the Libertadores semifinals. The clash will start at 7pm, at Campeón del Siglo.

The Flamengo delegation is already in Uruguay, where they are finishing their preparations for the clash against Peñarol this Wednesday (25). Rubro-Negro needs to reverse the Uruguayan team's 1-0 score and to do so the players have to be focused and inspired. This last Tuesday (24), Gerson made a publication about what the stance will be like in the confrontation.

Mais Querido's number 8 shared a photo leaving Ninho do Urubu heading to Galeão International Airport. In the caption, Gerson placed four stickers, in order: brain, cold, heart and fire. The phrase is close to "cold head, warm heart", often used by coach Abel Ferreira.

It can be understood that the emojis published by Gerson are defined as an intense team, giving life on the field, but without losing reason and control. This is because Mais Querido needs to be patient to reverse the score against Peñarol.

FOCUS ON THE DECISION

The red and black squad will finalize their preparation for the Libertadores clash this Wednesday (25), at Ciudad Desportiva Luis Suárez, in the afternoon.

Thus, on Thursday (26), Mais Querido enters the field with the mission of beat Peñarol and qualify for the Libertadores semi-finals. The clash will start at 7pm, at Campeón del Siglo.

Flamengo loaned Hugo Souza to Corinthians after the player returned from Portugal, where he played for Chaves. In the negotiation, the goalkeeper's sale price was set at 800 thousand euros (R$ 4.89 million) if the São Paulo club wants to permanently transfer the athlete to Parque São Jorge.

In view by journalist Mauro Cezar Pereira, the red-black football management made a mistake when setting the fixed value. On ‘Uol News Esporte’, Mauro stated that the price set was very low for a player who was still so young (25 years old) and that there was a chance of appreciation during the loan period.

“Flamengo set a very low price, this is a mistake. He is a young player who could obviously bounce back. I think that for him, at Flamengo, it would be difficult to turn things around, because there was already immense wear and tear, but at another big club, even in a crisis like Corinthians, he would have a chance to do what he is doing”, said Mauro Cezar .

Hugo Souza has been putting in great performances with the Corinthians shirt and the black and white fans are already asking the board to immediately pay the amount agreed with the red and black team for the purchase of the goalkeeper. Mauro Cezar believes that it is a matter of time for Timão to close the deal, which does not expose Flamengo's error in the value of the negotiation. “The value placed was very small, a serious failure by Flamengo's football department headed by Marcos Braz, this price placed on Hugo”, concluded the journalist.

Hugo Souza was the hero of Corinthians' qualification to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana. Timão won the first game 1-0 and was defeated 2-1 by Red Bull Bragantino in the return, which took the decision to penalties, where the goalkeeper on loan from Flamengo shone. The archer took three shots and helped the black and white team advance in the competition.

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