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Flamengo started a surprising 1-1 draw this Sunday away against Palmeiras, in the game of the twelfth day of the Brasileirao in which he could not have 19 players infected with covid-19.
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In one of the most anticipated duels of the Brasileirao, when facing the last two champions and The two teams with the highest budget, Flamengo overcame the losses due to the virus and achieved a draw against a Palmeiras that disappointed.
With a total of 23 casualties (19 due to covid-19 and four due to injury), Flamengo He presented a very young eleven full of players from his U-20 team, against the experienced Palmeiras. On the bench, assistant Jordi Gris took the place of coach Domènec Torrent, also infected with the coronavirus.
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The match was only confirmed ten minutes before the scheduled time, after the Superior Labor Court (TST) will accept an appeal to invalidate a decision this Saturday from the Rio de Janeiro Regional Labor Court (TRT-RJ), which had decreed the suspension of the match due to the outbreak of the coronavirus that affects Flamengo.
During the week, Flamengo had unsuccessfully managed to suspend the match, while Palmeiras, together with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), had defended that it be played despite the circumstances.
With just four regular players in the starting eleven (midfielders Thiago Maia, Gerson and Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaeta, as well as forward Pedro), Flamengo was not intimidated and made it clear from the first minute that they were not giving up on victory.
Palmeiras took the lead with a long shot from young Patrick de Paula in the 54th minute, which bounced off a Flamingo defender.
However, the current champions of the Copa Libertadores were not intimidated and drew a minute later, when Pedro finished off a cross from the right by De Arrascaeta in the small area.
Both teams had several opportunities to achieve victory, mainly Palmeiras, although it crashed in the great performance of the young goalkeeper Hugo Souza, in his debut with the Flamengo first team.
The tie moves both teams away from the leader, Atlético Mineiro, who beat Gremio 3-1 this Saturday.
Palmeiras is fourth with 19 points, five behind Mineiro, while Flamengo is sixth with 18 points.
Despite the outbreak, which in addition to the 19 players left another 18 club employees infected, including the president Rodolfo Landim, Flamengo will play again this coming Wednesday, at home, in a Copa Libertadores match against the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle.
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