📹 Flamengo and Cruzeiro draw, Palmeiras rub their hands | OneFootball

At the close of the 26th round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo and Cruzeiro drew 0-0 at Maracanã this Thursday (2).

With 72,500 fans in attendance, the "Biggest in the World" hosted the largest crowd among clubs since its last renovation, carried out for the 2014 World Cup.

As one of the trademarks of the team under Filipe Luís' command, the Rubro-Negro started by pressing and involving the opposing defense.

This time, however, the goal didn't come.

The Raposa, on the other hand, after the initial pressure, increased competitiveness in midfield and pushed their marking higher.

The best opportunity of the first half actually belonged to Cruzeiro, when Rossi (35') saved Kaio Jorge's shot and Christian's rebound.

After the break, Flamengo came back stronger and gave goalkeeper Cássio a hard time, who pulled off a miracle save on Samuel Lino's header.

Rossi was also called into action in the second half, stopping shots from Matheus Pereira and Kaio Jorge before the 15-minute mark.

In the final stretch of the match, Flamengo increased the pressure for the winning goal, even using the "quick throw-in" strategy, as in the game against Corinthians.

Finally, with a man advantage after William was sent off for a foul on Bruno Henrique (second yellow card), the Rubro-Negro threw everything into attack.

Reunion with the Nation

In his first game against Flamengo at Maracanã, Gabigol hugged former teammates like Bruno Henrique and Pedro, as well as coach Filipe Luís, before the match started, but did not "defend his own" on the bench, even complaining a lot to the refereeing team.

🚦 What now

With this result, Flamengo remains at the top with 55 points, followed by Palmeiras with 52 points. Verdão, however, has one game in hand.

Cruzeiro, meanwhile, stays in third place, now with 51 points.

Both teams return to the field next Sunday (5), with Rubro-Negro visiting Bahia at Arena Fonte Nova, while Raposa hosts Sport at Mineirão.

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