1-0: Flamengo parked the crisis in its locker room with success

Ang flamingo lost this Saturday 1-0 to Goias at the Maracana stadium, a soothing victory that brushed aside the crisis between the squad and the technical commission, and alienated him from the relegation places of the Brazilian Championship.

The Rio de Janeiro team regained three points after four days without a win, thanks to a lone goal from Brazilian striker Pedro in the first half.

In the second half he slowed down and suffered, although he was able to maintain the lead on the scoreboard, despite the final push from the visiting team.

At the end of the match, red and black fans, unhappy with the team’s irregularity in the League, were charged against the board and asked to bring back the Portuguese coach, Jorge Jesus, where the club had the best season. in its history in 2019 and who has no club after being dismissed at Benfica a few months ago.

The Flamenguista bench is now occupied by another Portuguese, Paulo Sousa, who has developed a whole schism in the locker room due to several statements in which he expressed his distrust of goalkeeper Diego Alves, one of the heavyweights. in the squad, due to his sudden recovery from an injury.

The crisis reached the point that on Saturday, after the match against Goiás, Sousa appeared at a press conference with Flamengo’s executive director of football Bruno Spindel, and football’s vice president, Marcos Braz, to try to resolve the matter.

The former Poland coach explained that “there was a communication failure” and, in correcting himself, said that Alves was still absent and had not been able to play, along with the injury and the poor timing of the first and second goalkeepers. in the cast. Braz confirmed that Sousa continues to be supported by the club: “He is a coach we believe in and we are with him.”

In another promise on Saturday, Atlético Goianiense added their first victory after seven games by beating Coritiba 2-0, although it remains in the relegation zone.