TANGIER, Morocco : Flamengo will not make the mistake of looking past Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in their Club World Cup semi-final on Tuesday and will give the challenge the attention it deserves, manager Vitor Pereira said on Monday.Since FIFA changed the Intercontinental Cup, a competition played by the w
TANGIER, Morocco : Flamengo will not make the mistake of looking past Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in their Club World Cup semi-final on Tuesday and will give the challenge the attention it deserves, manager Vitor Pereira said on Monday.
"They are a good team that have already a tradition to make it tough for opponents in the Club World Cup so we will not take them lightly. "Having the pressure to win a title is great. Bad pressure is when you are fighting against relegation," Pereira said. "This is our final at the moment, it's going to be very difficult. We know we are going to face a qualified opponent."
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