There are 17 points for Mengão, who reacted after two stumbles and rose to fourth place
Without Neymar, suspended, the Santos was even able to compete with Flamengo in a large part of the match at Maracanãbut was unable to sustain the advantage it built and lost 3-1 to the Rio team, which recovered in the Brasileirão. Pedro, Jorginho and Paquetá defined the triumph of the red and black team this Sunday, in a duel in the tenth round. The São Paulo team went to the net with Lautaro Díaz.
There are 17 points for Flamengo, who reacted after two stumbles and rose to fourth place. Without their star, Santos, with 10 points, continues to flirt with the relegation zone and is not taking off in the championship.
Scaled with three flywheels, Santos defended himself intelligently and saw his strategy work better than his rival’s. In the first half, there were almost no risks faced by the powerful red and black attack and it was even more dangerous.
O Flamengo had more game volume and kept the ball a lot. But I didn’t really know what to do with it. It was sterile and saw Santos captain Lucas Veríssimo stand out in most of the plays. It was the experienced defender who got the better of Pedro and Arrascaeta in the home team’s most dangerous moves. The visitors launched three counterattacks, which were poorly completed, however.
O second half was busier than the first. There were four goals in 25 minutes, one of which was disallowed, a penalty was awarded, a complaint with referee Anderson Daronco and euphoria from the red and black fans, who saw Flamengo take off the comeback after being momentarily dominated by Santos.
The São Paulo team came back better after the break and scored after two minutes with Lautaro Díaz, who scored a great goal completing a counterattack with just a few passes. Under threat, the red and black team decided to play all the football they had not played in the initial stage and counted on defensive hesitations from the opponent and changes that worked from coach Leonardo Jardim to achieve the turnaround in seven minutes.
Léo Ortiz was the first to go to the net, but Daronco invalidated the goal due to the defender’s offside, provoking an unfounded and long complaint from the Flamengo fans. Flamengo didn’t miss because Pedro rose higher than the contested Zé Ivaldo and tied at 18. At 25, Jorginho converted a penalty that Arrascaeta conceded from Barreal. The Uruguayan, used to taking penalties, took a leap inside the area and convinced Daronco.
The home team’s comeback was complete, as they defended themselves without any problems against the rare attacks from São Paulo. Without strength, Santos showed that at Maracanã they only knew how to play on the counterattack. Cuca’s team was unproductive and uncreative when they needed to get the result. Even with Rollheiser and Gabigol on the field.
And he also conceded another goal, from Paquetá, who hit a beautiful shot close to Brazão’s angle to increase the score and define the victory.
FLAMENGO 3 X 1 SANTOS
FLAMENGO: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo (Lucas Paquetá), Jorginho and Arrascaeta (De la Cruz); Carrascal (Plata), Samuel Lino (Bruno Henrique) and Pedro (Luis Araújo). Coach: Leonardo Jardim.
SANTOS: Gabriel Brazão; Zé Ivaldo (Gabigol), Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres and Escobar; Oliva (Willian Arão), Gustavo Henrique and Gabriel Bontempo (Zé Rafael); Thaciano (Moisés), Barreal (Rollheiser) and Lautaro Diaz. Coach: Cuca.
GOALS: Lautaro Diaz, at 2, Pedro, at 18, Jorginho, at 25, Paquetá, at 43 in the 2nd Quarter.
REFEREE: Anderson Daronco.
YELLOW CARDS: Gabriel Bontempo, Barreal.
AUDIENCE: 68,615 fans.
INCOME: not disclosed.
LOCATION: Maracanã (RJ).
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