Bruno Henrique scored two of the three goals in the Red and Black victory; The team from Rio reaches 64 points, two more than Palmeiras, who play this Sunday (2)
With a show of , won 3-0 this Saturday (1st), at Maracanã, and provisionally took the lead in the . The striker scored two goals and ended a drought that had lasted since the end of August. Arrascaeta completed the scoring with a free kick. In the first half, Flamengo dominated the actions, but stopped at goalkeeper Gabriel’s defense. The best chance came with a shot from De la Cruz, in the 39th minute. After the break, the Rio team returned more efficient. In the 5th minute, Bruno Henrique opened the scoring after a beautiful play by Samuel Lino. Shortly after, at 14, the number 27 took advantage of a rebound from Danilo’s header and scored the second.
The third came in the 21st minute, with a perfect free kick from Arrascaeta, who placed the ball in the corner and ended a drought of more than six months without free kicks for the red-black team. In the final minutes, midfielder Evertton Araújo was sent off after a dangerous tackle on Ramon Menezes. Even with one more, Sport still faced danger from a free kick from Sérgio Oliveira, saved by Rossi. With the result, Flamengo reached 64 points and “sleeps” in the lead of the Brazilian Championship, hoping for a stumble by Palmeiras, who face Juventude this Sunday (2). Sport remains at the bottom, with 17 points, increasingly closer to Series B.
Upcoming games:
Flamengo returns to the field on Wednesday (5), at 9:30 pm, against São Paulo, at Vila Belmiro. On the same day, at 7pm, Sport hosts Juventude on Ilha do Retiro.
