Fla fight back as Paquetá caps late turnaround to go fifth | OneFootball

Flamengo beat Santos 3-1 at the Maracanã to rise from seventh to fifth in the Brasileirão.

In the 48th minute Lautaro Diaz drilled in from outside the box to put the visitors ahead.

A Léo Ortiz effort was then ruled out after a VAR review for offside (57.).

Pedro levelled with a close-range header from Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guado's cross (64.).

Moments later Alvaro Barreal fouled Giorgian de Arrascaeta for a penalty (67.). Jorginho converted from the spot (71.).

Late on, substitutes Gonzalo Plata and Lucas Paquetá combined, Plata setting up Paquetá to arrow into the top left (89.).

Fla controlled long spells with 62.9% possession and 19 attempts. Peixe produced 17 attempts but only two were on target.

There were 12 minutes of second half stoppage time.

Next, Fla visit Cusco in the Libertadores. Peixe travel to Dep. Cuenca in the Sudamericana.