📹 Arrasca seals it, Fla beat Cruz Azul and progress in the Intercontinental | OneFootball

This Wednesday (10), Flamengo defeated Cruz Azul 2-1 in Doha, Qatar, in the debut of the Intercontinental Cup.

The "Derby of the Americas," which pitted the Libertadores champion against the winner of the equivalent tournament in Concacaf, had a first half full of mistakes.

So much so that, before 15 minutes, after several errors in ball clearance, Piovi attempted a dangerous switch inside the area and handed the ball to Arrascaeta.

The Uruguayan star calmly and skillfully dribbled the goalkeeper and opened the scoring for the red-black team.

The lead on the scoreboard, however, did not allow Flamengo to dominate the actions.

The Mexicans began to frequent the red-black attack field more, and after an error by Pulgar and Carrascal after disarming Rotondi, Jorge Sánchez struck a beautiful first-time shot from the edge of the area to equalize.

Cruz Azul returned from the break threatening the goal defended by Rossi with shots from Gabriel Fernández and Piovi. 

Flamengo responded with a shot from inside the area by Bruno Henrique, but goalkeeper Gudiño saved it in two attempts.

However, when the Nation began to worry about the possibility of extra time drama, Arrascaeta appeared once again to decide.

The Uruguayan star wearing the number 10 received in the area, tried to assist Bruno Henrique, the defense partially cleared the cross, but Arrascaeta took the rebound and chipped it over the goalkeeper.

The defender prevented the ball from hitting the net, but technology validated the goal by notifying the referee's watch that the ball had crossed the line.

At the end of the game, Léo Ortiz headed to take it away from the goalkeeper, but the defender managed to clear it. 

The red-black players asked for a penalty, but the images showed that the opponent cleared it with his right shoulder.

After being the champion of the Libertadores and the Brasileirão, Flamengo lifts the Derby of the Americas trophy.

🚦 What's Next

With the victory, Flamengo now faces Pyramidis from Egypt next Saturday (13), at 2 pm (Brasília time), again at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium in Doha for the third phase of the tournament.

If they get past the Egyptians, the Red-Black will face PSG next Wednesday (17), in the grand final of the Intercontinental Cup, also at 2 pm (Brasília time).

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