Flamengo beat Ceará to clinch Brasileirão title with games to spare | OneFootball

Flamengo is the great champion of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. On Wednesday night, the Rubro-Negro defeated Ceará 1-0 in a packed Maracanã and secured the Série A title with one round to spare. Samuel Lino found the net in the first half to seal the victory for the Rio de Janeiro team.

This is Flamengo's ninth Brasileirão title, having previously won the trophy in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2009, 2019, and 2020. The Rio de Janeiro team ended a five-year drought without lifting the trophy and narrowed the gap to Palmeiras, who have 12 national tournament victories. There is still debate, however, about the 1987 title, which was contested with Sport and even went to court.

With the victory over Ceará, Flamengo once again won a Brasileirão title at the historic Maracanã, something that hadn't happened since 2009. On that occasion, the Rubro-Negro team had won their sixth championship. In total, the Rio de Janeiro team has lifted 34 trophies at the stadium.

Standings

Flamengo only depended on themselves to become champions and confirmed the title with the result against Ceará. Coach Filipe Luís's team reached 78 points, while Palmeiras defeated Atlético-MG and reached 73 points. With only one round remaining, however, Verdão can no longer catch up with the Rio team.

On the other hand, Ceará reached their fourth consecutive game without a win and still risks being relegated. Vôzão is in 15th place with 43 points – just one more than Vitória, who are at the top of the relegation zone. In the last round, the Ceará team faces the runner-up Palmeiras.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO 1 x 0 CEARÁ ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (37th round) 🏟️ Location: Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: December 3, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: None 🟥 Red Cards: None

Refereeing

GOAL

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO

Rossi; Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira, and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho (De la Cruz), and Arrascaeta (Plata); Carrascal (Luiz Araújo), Samuel Lino (Cebolinha), and Bruno Henrique (Saúl). Coach: Filipe Luís

⚫⚪ CEARÁ

Bruno Ferreira; Rafael Ramos, Marcos Victor, Eder, and Fabiano Souza (Marllon); Dieguinho (Lucas Mugni), Zanocelo (Vina), and Fernando Sobral (Lourenço); Galeano, Paulo Baya (Fernandinho), and Pedro Raul. Coach: Léo Condé

How the game went

Three minutes into the game, Flamengo had the first shot on goal with Jorginho's attempt from outside the box, which ended up in goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira's hands. At nine minutes, the Rubro-Negro posed a threat: after a cross, Bruno Henrique set it up, and Carrascal completed it in a surprise move, sending it close to the right post.

At 26 minutes, Jorginho shot with precision but over the crossbar. At 35 minutes, Arrascaeta had a shot from the edge of the area but mishit it, sending it far from the goal.

It was at 37 minutes that Flamengo finally found a gap in Ceará's well-positioned defense. Carrascal made a great pass into the area, and Jorginho let it go. The ball reached Samuel Lino, who shot past Bruno Ferreira to open the scoring for the Gávea club.

Second half

At 10 minutes, Flamengo threatened Ceará again and almost scored a second goal. After a ball was lofted into the penalty area, Arrascaeta appeared alone and attempted a volley but sent it wide. A minute later, Ceará posed a threat with a cross into the area, but Léo Pereira made a crucial clearance.

The Rio de Janeiro team responded with Samuel Lino, who entered the penalty area, cut inside, and shot with precision, but saw the ball pass close to the crossbar and go out. At 14 minutes, Bruno Henrique had a great opportunity and shot across the goal, but Bruno Ferreira saved it.

For the remainder of the second half, Flamengo only defended their lead. Filipe Luís's team completely controlled the match, maintaining possession. Ceará could do little. With the final whistle, the Flamengo fans at Maracanã erupted in celebration with the team's ninth title.

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🔴⚫ FLAMENGO

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