Fla concede early, comeback win over RB Bragantino, near leaders | OneFootball

At the Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, in the interior of São Paulo, Flamengo came from behind to defeat RB Bragantino 2-1 this Wednesday (23rd), in the 16th round of the 2025 Brasileirão.

The first half was uneventful, with the Rubro-Negro—making too many passing errors when playing out from the back—threatening only with a chance from Bruno Henrique, which Cleiton saved.

The best chance of the first half, however, came from a spectacular free kick by Jhon Jhon, but Rossi managed to tip it away with his fingertips.

After halftime, however, the game became livelier.

Just eight seconds into the second half, from the kickoff, RB Bragantino needed only three passes before Jhon Jhon provided an assist behind the Rubro-Negro defense for Lucas Barbosa, who entered the box unmarked and slotted the ball past Rossi to open the scoring.

Flamengo didn't let it get to them and managed to equalize when Arrascaeta took a free kick into the box, and Léo Pereira rose high to head it in. This time, goalkeeper Cleiton "didn't turn into Neuer" and couldn't stop the ball that came straight at him.

This was the 14th goal for "Karolino" in the Rubro-Negro shirt.

However, in the final minutes, Viña made a great individual play down the left and passed to Wallace Yan, who set up Wesley in the box.

The right-back finished with a first-time cross-shot, already off-balance and falling, to complete the comeback. Wesley, by the way, is in the process of transferring to Roma.

🚦 What Now

With this result, Flamengo reached 33 points and closed the gap to just one point behind leaders Cruzeiro.

Meanwhile, RB Bragantino remained on 27 points and dropped to fourth place, giving third place to Palmeiras, who beat Fluminense 2-1.

Massa Bruta returns to the field next Saturday (26th), visiting Fortaleza at Arena Castelão, while the Rubro-Negro hosts Atlético-MG at Maracanã on Sunday (27th).

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