The contrast between the happiness of seeing Gabi there again and the anger at the team’s poor performance was seen in the chants: moments before number 10 entered, the fans chanted “love is over, this is going to turn into hell”. He then engaged, “let Gabigol go on this p…”.
Gabigol played the role of a second striker. He played alongside Pedro, in a role that, given Arrascaeta’s absence due to injury, could even give him more opportunities to come on during games.
He barely touched the ball, had no clear chance of scoring. Tite even apologized for giving Gabigol so many minutes in action, without him having the condition and rhythm.
In the end, the striker was part of an embarrassed group of players who applauded the fans, receiving protests and boos in return. Nothing personal with the number 10 shirt. The problem is collective.
And the next opportunity to, in fact, “return with maximum strength”, as Chapolin Rubro-negro wrote, is Saturday, against Red Bull Bragantino, away from home. Flamengo, once again, will not have Arrascaeta, Cebolinha and Pulgar. But at least they have the return of an idol capable of boosting the fans even on difficult days.
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