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Flamengo is, once again, champion of the Brasileirão! The red-black team, which reached the last round depending only on its own strength, secured the title even with the 2-1 loss to São Paulo tonight (25), in Morumbi. With the result, Gávea’s team scored 71 points, but saw Inter stumble against Corinthians and repeated the 2019 dose, lifting the cup for the eighth time in history.
The triumph of the São Paulo Tricolor was built with a goal from Luciano in the first half and Pablo in the final stage. Bruno Henrique did it for the visitors. In this way, the home team reaches 66 points and qualifies for the Libertadores group stage.
Who did it well: Filipe Luís
Filipe Luís was one of the highlights of Flamengo in the game that was played tonight. The left wing managed to avoid the attacks of Igor Vinícius in both halves of the game and became a crucial piece in the creation of collective plays during the duel. The athlete deserved a positive highlight with his performance in Morumbi.
Who was wrong: Hugo Souza
Goalkeeper Hugo Souza, who stood out as one of the revelations of the season, was a name that received a negative highlight tonight. The goalkeeper failed in both São Paulo goals. He made a mistake when setting the barrier and suffered a free kick from Luciano and also sinned in a ball exit, when he handed possession to Daniel Alves, who gave Pablo a perfect assist.
Luciano scores and reaches goal 18 at the Brasileirão
With the goal scored in the free kick in the first half, Luciano reached 18 goals in the current edition of the Brazilian Championship, ending in a draw in the artillery with Red Bull Bragantino striker Claudinho. Remembering that they had reached the round with the same number of goals as Thiago Galhardo, from Inter, and Marinho, from Santos, who closed the competition with 17 goals.
The performance of São Paulo
All positioned in defense, São Paulo got rid of everything done by the previous job, of the fired Fernando Diniz, in his last commitment of the season. With three defenders and no appreciation of possession since the start with Tiago Volpi, the main stuck to a tight scheme to prevent the opponent from swinging the net. Before the break, the way of acting took effect. The tricolor from São Paulo kept the ball only 32% of the time and, with a strong mark, blocked the Flamenguista attack. With only one submission against the opposing goal in the first 45 minutes, in a free kick, Luciano was in charge of opening the scoring. After the break, São Paulo continued acting. Cornered, he continued to abuse counterattacks and direct connection. However, he scored the second goal with Pablo.
Flamengo performance
Flamengo controlled the match in Morumbi. With more ball possession and submissions against Tiago Volpi’s goal, the red-black team had some chances to hit the net, especially with the men in front: Bruno Henrique, Gabigol, Pedro, Arrascaeta and company. However, the two goals from São Paulo, scored by Luciano and Pablo, hit the team led by Rogério Ceni, who did not receive as many dangerous new actions in the final minutes. The red-black team also looked tired in the last half of the match and also saw striker Gabigol being replaced, exhausted, when the team still needed the result.
Flamengo is two-time champion. Again
With the 2020 title, Flamengo once again won the Brazilian double, equaling the feat of the team that marked the era in the 1980s. Before the 2019/2020 double, Rubro-Negro had won the competition twice in a row in 1982 / 1983, when he had Zico, Júnior, Leandro, Adílio, Andrade and company.
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Rogério Ceni won the fourth Brazilian Championship title, the first on the edge of the field. In his playing days, when he was a goalkeeper for São Paulo, he lifted the cup in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Olympic round in Morumbi
It was fate that Ceni won the first Brazilian Serie A title precisely in a duel with São Paulo and Morumbi, where he is an idol and made history. Celebrating a title in the stadium, in fact, is something Ceni knows how to do. Previously, still within the four lines, Morumbi was the scene of the 1998 and 2000 Paulista, 2002 Paulista Super Championship, 2005 Libertadores, 2006 and 2007 Brazilian, and 2012 South American.
DATA SHEET
SÃO PAULO 2 x 1 FLAMENGO
Competence: Brazilian Championship, 38th round
Local: Morumbi, in São Paulo (SP)
Data: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 9:30 pm
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR)
Auxiliaries: Ivan Carlos Bohn (PR) and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR)
Video referee: Wagner Reway (PB)
Yellow cards: Tchê Tchê, Robert Arboleda, Daniel Alves, Igor Vinícius, Wellington (SAO); Gabigol, Everton Ribeiro, Bruno Henrique (FLA)
Red card: –
Goals: Luciano, from São Paulo, at 48 ‘/ 2nd Q; Bruno Henrique, from Flamengo, at 5 ‘/ 2º T; Pablo, from São Paulo, at 13 ‘/ 2nd Q
Saint Paul: Tiago Volpi; Arboleda, Bruno Alves and Diego Costa; Igor Vinícius (Galeano), Luan (Hernanes), Daniel Alves, Tchê Tchê and Wellington (Gabriel Sara); Luciano (Igor Gomes) and Pablo (Tréllez). Technical: Marcos Vizolli (acting).
Flamengo: Hugo; Isla (Matheuzinho), Gustavo Henrique, Rodrigo Caio and Filipe Luís; Diego (João Gomes), Gerson, Everton Ribeiro and Arrascaeta; Bruno Henrique and Gabigol (Pedro). Technical: Rogerio Ceni.
