Coluna do Fla
·11. Mai 2026
Carrascal opens up after Flamengo winner v Grêmio: “I came to do my bit…”

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·11. Mai 2026

Flamengo took the field on Sunday night (10), when they beat Grêmio 1-0 in Porto Alegre, in the 15th round of the Brasileirão. After the win, Jorge Carrascal, who scored the winning goal for the Rubro-Negro side, spoke about the result.
— I always say that I came here to give my best on the pitch. I’m very happy with the goal, very happy with all the effort the team put in. I think we played the way we had planned, with a lot of movement, a lot of rotations — he said, before adding:
— We are doing our job very well. I think that, depending on everything, the results will come by the end of the championship. We are focused on always getting the three points and securing the win, which is what we always want — he concluded.
In short, Flamengo took the lead in the 22nd minute of the second half after a lofted through ball from Léo Ortiz found Emerson Royal making a run into the box. The right back appeared inside the area and played it back first time. That way, Carrascal, also first time, struck it with his left foot and blasted it into Weverton’s net.
After the win over Grêmio and Palmeiras’ draw against Remo, Flamengo moved closer to the top of the Brasileirão table. At the moment, the Rubro-Negro have 30 points, while Palmeiras have 34, but they have also played one more match than Fla.
Now, with Carrascal available, Flamengo now turn their attention to the Copa do Brasil. That is because the Most Beloved will face Vitória again in the second leg of the fifth round of the national knockout tournament. The match takes place on Thursday (14) at Barradão, in Salvador, starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time).
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