Fluminense beat Vasco 1-0 on Saturday night in a derby held at Maracanã for the Brasileirão. The goal was scored by Lucho Acosta in the latter part of the match. Marcão, Fluminense's coach, celebrated the way the team knew how to behave in different moments of the game.
The manager explained that he conveyed to his players the importance of knowing how to defend and organize themselves when it was Vasco's moment. In the first half, Cruz-Maltino took control of the game with confidence and aggression, creating goal-scoring opportunities. Fluminense knew how to suffer and defend during that period.
In the second half, Fluminense returned more balanced and managed to dominate the actions. Possession changed in favor of the tricolor, who found ways to seal the victory. The game was tense and marked by arguments in the first half, but Fluminense prevailed in the second half.
Marcão stated that derbies have to be played that way, alternating between defensive and offensive pressure moments, depending on who was in better form during the match.
