Manoel celebrates goal scored in Fluminense’s victoryRodrigo Arangua/AFP
Published 05/09/2024 23:25
“The ball ended up leaving the area a little bit, but I stayed in the area confident that I would score the goal. Thank God I managed to score the goal”, said Manoel, to ESPN.
With the result, Fluminense reached eight points and increased its advantage at the top of the group. Colo-Colo, in turn, has four and appears in third place.
“Happy with the goal, I was able to help my team come away with a victory. We knew it would be a difficult game, a lot of fighting. Diniz prepared us well, that it would be a decisive game, a final. We had to see it as a final , and we faced it. Thank God we managed to come out with the victory. That’s the path.
Fluminense’s next match in the Libertadores will be against Cerro Porteño, at 7pm on Thursday, at Maracanã. The game in question is valid for the fifth round of Group A.
