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Flamengo won a very important result this Thursday: they beat Palmeiras 2-0, in a direct confrontation for the 31st day of the Brazilian Championship, and again fought hard for the title (also removing the rival from the cup).
With the result, the team led by Rogério Ceni went to 55 points and is in 3rd place in the table, with one game less than the leader International, who has 59, and also that the deputy director Saint Paul, who is 57 years old.
On the other hand, Verdão is parked at 51 points, in fifth place, and even with one game less than Inter and São Paulo, he moves away from the fight for Serie A.
The focus now turns to the end of the Conmebol Libertadores, against Saintsyeah Brazil Cup, against Guild.
On the field, Palmeiras had a golden opportunity to open the scoring after 3 minutes of play.
Matías Viña received a great shot from the left, advanced and crossed for Willian. Free, almost in the small area, the attacker caught badly and isolated.
Then, Mengão took the reins of the game and, pressing with intensity the Palestinian ball exit, controlled the duel.
But, as in other matches, Fla was drawing many conclusions, despite having a wide territorial domain in Mané Garrincha.
In addition, Rodrigo Caio felt an injury and had to be replaced by Gustavo Henrique, worsening the red-black ball.
Little by little, Verdão prepared himself on the field and, in the last 15 minutes, managed to rebalance the actions in Brasilia.
But, when it seemed that the first half would end in a draw, a real “barbecue play” gave Flamengo their first goal.
Already at 45, after losing and winning in the area, Kuscevic went to try to clear the kick and ended up hitting Luan, his defense partner. The ball bounced and entered the nets.
Goal against the strange!
After halftime, the teams returned unchanged and, as in Stage 1, Palmeiras had a great opportunity at the beginning.
At 8 o’clock, after Viña and Veiga’s play from the right, the ball fell to Gabriel Menino on the penalty spot. Totally free, he kicked hard, but missed by inches.
The Flemish response came at 12: Gabigol threw himself at the back of the defense and, in front of Weverton, hit hard for the goalkeeper’s great defense.
But Alviverde was better on the field, dominating the game and prowling the area in search of a draw. With that, Rogério Ceni left Arrascaeta for João Gomes.
With his team exhausted by the sequence of games, Abel Ferreira made three consecutive plays: Luiz Adriano, Willian and Viña left, Breno Lopes, Lucas Lima and Gustavo Scarpa entered.
At 26, Gustavo Henrique took advantage of a center in the area and, totally free, headed in great danger for Weverton.
Ceni evaluated that the midfield showed fatigue and also made several substitutions: he took out Gerson, Diego and Gabigol and joined Vitinho, Pepê and Pedro.
And it was precisely the boy Pepê who confirmed the red-black triumph in Brasilia.
At 37, after a corner kick, Gustavo Henrique headed in, the ball exploded in Pedro and Pepê was left to patch up a bludger, putting in the nets.
After that, Palmeiras had no chance of reaction and Fla only controlled the game until the final whistle.
Flamengo 2 x 0 Palmeiras
OBJECTIVES: Flamengo: Luan (against) and Pepê
FLAMENGO: Hugo Souza; Isla, Rodrigo Caio (Gustavo Henrique), Willian Arão and Filipe Luís; Gerson (Vitinho), Diego (Pepê), Everton Ribeiro and Arrascaeta (João Gomes); Bruno Henrique and Gabigol (Pedro) Technical: Rogerio Ceni
PALMS: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Luan, Kuscevic and Matías Viña (Gustavo Scarpa); Danilo (Gabriel Silva), Gabriel Menino, Zé Rafael and Raphael Veiga (Pedro Acácio); Willian (Lucas Lima) and Luiz Adriano (Breno Lopes) Technical: Abel ferreira
3rd time in which Palmeiras provides a goal against in the season
1st goal against defender Luan for Palmeiras this season
Flamengo had 61% possession in the 1st half
Flamengo finished 8 times in the 1st half, against 3 by Palmeiras
1st Pepê’s goal in 10 Matches for Flamengo this season
Flamengo finished the match with 51% in possession
Flamengo finished the match with fifteen presentations against 6 by Palmeiras
Palmeiras gave 0 shot right to goal during the game
Weverton stood out with 5 difficult defenses for Palmeiras
Classification
– Flamengo: 3rd place, with 55 points
– Palms: 5th place, with 51 points
Upcoming matches
The two teams will return to the field in the next few days, for the Brasileirão.
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Sunday, 01/24, 2pm *, Ceará x Palmeiras
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Sunday, 01/24, 4pm *, Atlético-PR x Flamengo
* Brasilia time
