Flamengo beat Botafogo, leader of the Brazilian soccer championship, 2-1 on Saturday, imposing a new defeat on coach Bruno Lage, the second in a row, in a match on the 22nd day. of the Brasileirão.
An own goal by Marlo Freitas, after two minutes, gave the ‘mengão’ an advantage, the ‘cook’ equalized, after 19 minutes, by Victor Sá, and Bruno Henrique ensured Flamengo’s victory, after 73 minutes, after which the Portuguese coach made the place available to the management.
Even after the third defeat in the competition, the first at home, Botafogo is still in the lead, with 51 points, 11 more than Abel Ferreira’s champion Palmeiras, and 12 more than Flamengo, third.
Botafogo had lost for the first time under the command of Bruno Lage, in the eleventh game, on Wednesday, when they were defeated by the Argentines Defesa and Justicia, 2-1, and eliminated from the South American Soccer Cup.
After 12 games in charge of Botafogo, in which he succeeded his compatriot Luís Castro, Bruno Lage has now accumulated two defeats, counting, in the remaining games, four wins and six draws.
In the press conference after the defeat against Flamengo, Lage made his position available to the club’s management, who, after a meeting with the Portuguese coach, decided to keep him in charge.
“About this, simply looking at my career in Botafogo, I think it puts a lot of pressure on the players. And I don’t accept it. There is only one way to release them from that pressure. I didn’t talk to anyone, I thought a lot and at this moment I put my place at risk. available to the director, available to the president,” Lage said.
After admitting that he would give up the awards and the contract until December, the former Benfica and Wolverhampton coach left the press conference with the same message: “What I cannot allow is that the pressure that is being exerted on me is exerted about my players. That’s what I have to say. My place is at the disposal of those in charge, with nothing more to say. Good evening, thank you.”
Source: TSF
