Vitória vs Flamengo Soccer Prediction Today
Victory
Victory even managed to reach the final of the Bahia Championship. However, two defeats for Bahia, 2-1 (away) and 1-0 (home) meant that the team led by coach Wagner Mancini had to settle for the runner-up.
After taking command of the team with the threatened relegation team in the 2017 edition of Brasileirão, the coach had another frustration on Wednesday, April 11. In a match for the fourth phase of the Brazilian Cup, held the tie against Internacional until the end of the second half, but ended up seeing his team to be leaked and lose by 2 to 1, being at a disadvantage in the dispute and increased to three the series of defeats consecutive
He has climbed the main team to the confrontation in Porto Alegre and must maintain the base to face Flamengo. The only question remains with the striker Neilton, who is in the process of recovery from injury. He must pass new tests that will determine if he will be able to act. If it is released, it will most likely be listed among the incumbents.
Not the only doubt for the game. Mancini has tactical options with three defenders and also line four defenders. Against Inter, he used both strategies throughout the match. It remains to know what your option will be to face Flamengo.
Flamengo
A defeat in the semifinals of the Carioca Championship before Botafogo opened a crisis that has not yet ended in the red-black Carioca. The board changed the whole soccer command. Among those fired were coach Paulo César Carpegianni, who led the team at the state, and executive Rodrigo Caetano, responsible for casting the cast for the 2018 season.
The decision, as is often the case in Brazilian clubs, happened untimely and without any analysis of the steps to follow. Thus, after more than two weeks of layoffs, the team remains without a technical command. He tried to hire Renato Gaucho, the coach of Grêmio, and Fábio Carille, of Corinthians, but he was snubbed by both.
Thus, ended up signing the interim Mauricio Nogueira Barbieri as coach for the first round. As it turned out, not for the confidence in his work, but for the lack of better options.
Part of these aggressive moves comes as a reaction to the club’s political turmoil. After just over five years of Eduardo Bandeira de Melo’s presidency, the opposition moves to the year-end election and this has provoked more turbulence than usual behind the scenes of the club.
It is not known exactly what Barbieri thinks about football, his style of play and preferred strategies. The coach has never played in a high profile club. One of the points that stands out in his curriculum was the internship in Porto when the Portuguese club had coach Jose Mourinho.
In Brazil, he had successful access campaigns at Audax, both in the Carioca and São Paulo versions. However, when he made a ‘leap of quality’ and took over the Guarani, he did not get the expected results, came into conflict with the fans and ended up losing his job.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Vitória vs Flamengo
Although with new coach, Flamengo has a base maintained since last season and a well defined style of play. It is not, however, what the crowd expects. The team does not have the aggressiveness they want, so they end up losing important points, especially when they need to take more risks in order to win.
It is quite possible that such a scenario will be repeated this Saturday. Even at home, Victory knows his limitations and knows that his goal is to escape relegation. Thus, you should not venture too much against Flamengo, who certainly is not a rival in this fight.
Prediction Today: A tie
Odds: 3.10
