Flamengo defeats Fluminense with a goal from Gabigol and is already vice-leader of Brasileirão

More equipment and in another good performance, Flamengo beat Fluminense 2-1 in Maracanã, with goals from Filipe Luís and Gabigol – Digão discounted at the end. Rubro-Negro settled the account in the first half, did not pay attention to the rival and assumed the vice-presidency of the Brazilian Championship.

With the victory, fourth in a row at Brasileirão, Fla reached 17 points, the same score as the first classified International, who plays on Thursday (10), against Ceará, in Beira-Rio. Flu, who has not won in three games, continues to lose positions and sleeps in ninth place, still at the top of the table, but can move to the second page with tomorrow’s results.

Arrascaeta plays loose and is the best in the field

Playing loose from the middle to attack, the Uruguayan De Arrascaeta was the best in the Maracana field. Not only for participating in the two goals, but also for creating the best chances for Domènec’s team. All the great plays of Rubro-Negro had the stamp of the shirt 14, also endowed with good performances by Thiago Maia and Gerson in midfield.

Raise the sign

After a controversial weekend while on the bench against Fortaleza, forward Gabigol returned to the starting eleven and, as usual in his time at Flamengo, scored again. The poster is no longer in the crowd, removed from the stadium due to the new coronavirus pandemic, but jersey 9 scored its 16th goal in 2020, retaking the lead in the country’s artillery. In the classic stage, there are 39 goals: he is the best scorer of the “new Maracana”, now with eight more than Fred, who passed blank.

Overwhelming start

As in the time of Jorge Jesús, Flamengo started the game without giving Fluminense room to breathe. Domènec Torrent’s team managed to pressure the Tricolor in their defense field and, after seven minutes, opened the scoring. Filipe Luís took advantage of Muriel’s rebound on a header from Arrascaeta and shot to put the net and open the scoring.

Players make mistakes and complicate the flu

Odair armed the Flu with two points not only to have more speed in the starts and long balls but also to populate the midfield, with Michel Araújo more within the usual. But with the goal suffered from the beginning in the absence of Peruvian Fernando Pacheco -one of the new options in the team- who was not accompanying Filipe Luís, everything went downhill. Muriel should have also slammed the ball away, not in the middle of the box, which would be repeated.

Flu Attack Doesn’t Work With A Fake Baby 9

Up front, Nenê was unable to retain possession as a false 9 or confuse Fla’s marking between the lines. Wellington Silva tried only from the left while Araújo suffered from the marking of Thiago Maia and the permissiveness of referee Raphael Claus. Nothing went right in the first half. So much so that, at halftime, Pacheco gave way to Fred, and the 77 shirt returned to midfield.

Muriel fails again

The goalkeeper Muriel returned to the goal of the Tricolor in the classic after being forgiven in three games, being replaced by Marcos Felipe. And the starter also failed again: he punched in the wrong area in the penalty area charged by Arrascaeta, in the 33rd, and saw the ball fall at the feet of Gabigol, Rubro-Negro’s best spiker. The number 9 was caught in the vein and did not even give a chance to the misplaced 29 jersey, which repeats technical errors throughout 2020. Your reservation asks for entry.

Fla populate attack and press

Domènec Torrent’s positional game worked very well against a flu with many failures in Maracana. In the first stage, even without the speed of Bruno Henrique, who was embezzled, and with Diego inside, Fla easily occupied the opponent’s offensive field. Playing loose, Rubro-Negro could even have gone into halftime with a more elastic marker. Thiago Maia and Gerson, also very well, missed few passes and won most of the defensive duels, giving support and starting the construction of many team attacks.