Ex-Benfica star nets vs Vitória, Flamengo seal first league win | OneFootball

Flamengo achieved their first victory in the Brasileirão 2026 by defeating Vitória 2-1, in a match of the third round at the Manuel Barradas Stadium. Despite a performance far from convincing, the red-black team was effective in the few chances they created and walked away with the three points.

One of the protagonists of the match was Everton Cebolinha, a former player of Benfica, who scored the second goal just before halftime (45+4'), making it 2-0 for the visitors after an assist from Léo Ortiz. The winger's finish - who also scored against Fluminense - came after Erick Pulgar had made it 1-0 at 15'.

Vitória managed to reduce the deficit in the second half through Matheuzinho (51'), but Flamengo managed to hold onto the lead thanks also to goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, who saved a penalty from Renato Kayzer (64') and prevented the home team from equalizing.

Despite the final pressure and momentum from Vitória, fatigue ultimately took its toll, and the team couldn't translate their superiority on the field into the final result. The victory temporarily places Flamengo in eighth place on the leaderboard with four points. Meanwhile, Vitória remains with three points, in the 13th position.

In the new 2026 sports season, wearing the Flamengo jersey, Everton Cebolinha - valued at 7 million euros - has appeared seven times: three in the Campeonato Carioca, three in the Brasileirão, and one in the Supercopa do Brasil. In total, the winger has accumulated 306 minutes on the field, where he has already scored three goals and provided one assist.

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