Fla blitz Mirassol as Carrascal pulls the strings | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Flamengo beat Mirassol 5-1. In the 22nd minute, Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guado opened the scoring from Gonzalo Plata's pass. After the restart, Luiz Araújo doubled the lead (53.) before Pedro struck twice (56., 66.) to put the game beyond reach. Mengão added a fifth through Samuel Lino (74.) and finished with 57.1% possession and eight shots on target from 15 attempts. Fla remain second on 45 points and host Cruzeiro in the Libertadores next, while Mirassol slip from 15th to 16th and visit LDU Quito.

Player of the Match: Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guado ran the midfield, scoring once, supplying two assists and creating four chances to set the platform for Mengão's rout.

Stat of the Match: Fla won 76.0% of their tackles, a measure of how they controlled duels across the pitch.

Three Things We Learned: Carrascal's creativity drove the visitors, with two assists and four key passes anchoring Mengão's best sequences. Pedro was clinical, producing four attempts with three on target and converting twice, all from inside the box. Mirassol managed 16 attempts but only five on target and struck the woodwork once, highlighting a wasteful edge.