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With a great goal from outside the area scored by side Igor Julião, Fluminense won 1-0 and toppled rival Flamengo from the Guanabara Cup lead. Now the first isolated place is Volta Redonda.
The result gave the Tricolor a survival, since the team came from two consecutive defeats in this start of the Carioca Championship. Rubro-Negro, on the other hand, lost its invincibility.
In the next round, Flamengo will face Resende, in Maracanã, on Friday (19), and Fluminense will visit Bangu, in Moça Bonita, on Saturday (20).
Roger Machado continues writing
Coach Roger Machado kept the wording of never having been defeated in debuts as a coach in the teams he commanded. Roger stayed balanced for 90 minutes and focused on giving tactical instructions.
The best – Hugo Moura gives his message
Revealed at the Flamengo base, Hugo Moura ended up without having many opportunities in the professional, was loaned to Coritiba and, back this season, gave his message that it can be taken advantage of. The player did well in marking and gave Flamengo a good ball.
Worst: harmless goose
Positioned as a center forward, Paulo Henrique Ganso offered no danger to Fluminense. Slow, he was easy prey to mark Flamengo. In an interview with UOL, the player had highlighted that, today, he sees himself as a forward.
Scare soon with 1 minute
With only 1 minute to go, Matheuzinho went to the baseline, crossed and found Rodrigo Muniz, who went ahead of the mark and headed in great danger, with the ball passing near the post.
Red-black blitz
Two minutes later, Flamengo arrived again in danger, in an individual play by Pepê, who kicked, scaring goalkeeper Marcos Felipe.
Flamenco sovereign in the first half
Even with a team full of guys, Flamengo was sovereign in the first half. In total, there were eight submissions from Rubro-Negro against just one from Fluminense.
Julião’s goal
After winning a split at intermission, Igor Julião decided to experiment and took a swing at the corner, deep in the red-and-black goal, opening the scoring for Fluminense in the 37th minute of the second half.
Flu balances in the second stage
After a first half in which he was not on the field, Fluminense balanced himself in the second stage and created opportunities, something he had not done.
“We are all but a few”
The Flamengo fans made a mosaic in Maracanã extolling its size. Added phrase “We are all but a few”:
The flu remembers the victory by 4 to 2
On his Twitter, Fluminense recalled a victory he had 27 years ago over Flamengo by 4-2, where former striker Ézio was the protagonist.
50 years since Zico’s first goal
On social media, the 50th anniversary of Zico’s first goal in Maracanã was celebrated.
The arrival of Flamengo
The arrival of the Fluminense
Data sheet
Flamengo 0 x 1 Fluminense
Competence: Carioca Championship (3rd round)
Data: March 14, 2021, Sunday
Time: 6 pm (Brasilia time)
Local: Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro / RJ
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
Assistants: Diogo Carvalho Silva and Daniel do Espírito Santo Parro
Goals: Igor Julião (Flu), 37 ‘into the 2nd Q
Yellow cards: Wellington (Fluminense)
Flamengo: Gabriel Batista; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Noga, Natan and Ramon; Gomes, Hugo Moura (Gabriel Barros) and Pepê (Max); Michael, Rodrigo Muniz and Thiaguinho (Lázaro). Coach: Maurício Souza
Fluminense: Marcos Felipe; Igor Julião, Matheus Ferraz, Frazan and Danilo Barcelos; Yuri Lima, André (Wellington), Michel Aráujo (Daniel) and Caio Paulista (Kayky); Ganso (John Kennedy) and Fernando Pacheco (Gabriel Teixeira). Coach: Roger Machado
