Thanks to a goal by striker Bruno Henrique, Flamengo defeated Internacional by 1-0 on Wednesday night at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro and opened a small advantage in the dispute for a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores de America.
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After the victory in the round of the round of 16 of the continental competition, which featured live broadcast from the National radioGávea’s red-black has the advantage of a draw in the return game, which will be played next Wednesday (20) in Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre.
Already the place will need to win at home. A triumph for a goal goal leads to the dispute for the maximum penalties. Already the classification in regular time for gauchos will only come with advantage of two or more goals in the final score.
Bruno Henrique decisive
Playing at home, in front of more than 68,000 fans, Flamengo took control of the actions from the first minute of the ball rolling. Not to mention the Uruguayan midfielder Arrascaeta, coach Filipe Luís bet on associations between players front to try to create goal opportunities. The red-black even managed to maintain possession of the ball, but had difficulty being more striking in the attack.
⚽️ It’s by #Gloriaeterna! 😎✨
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Thus, the goal ended up coming out in a set ball. In the 27th minute of the first half, Luiz Araújo raised the ball in a corner kick and Bruno Henrique, with great freedom, headed to score the goal of victory.
After the break, coach Roger Machado was able to better organize the International, ahead of the lines and approaching the players front, and even created more danger. However, the Gávea team showed maturity to manage the opponent’s offensive actions and hold the advantage for the return match.
