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With One Round to Spare, Flamengo Wins Its Ninth Brasileirão Title

CHAMPIONS! This is not a replay, nor a bug on the site. MENGÃO HAS LIFTED ANOTHER TROPHY! Just four days after their fourth Libertadores title, the Most Beloved is now nine-time champion of the Brasileirão. This Wednesday (03), the country’s biggest club clinched the league title by defeating Ceará 1-0 at Maracanã.

Samuel Lino scored the championship-winning goal at the 37th minute of the first half. With the results from the penultimate round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo jumped to 78 points and can no longer be caught by Palmeiras, who now have 73 after their win over Atlético-MG.

HOW WAS THE FIRST HALF?

Even with a ‘hangover’ after the celebrations for the Libertadores title, Flamengo started at full throttle. Just three minutes in, Jorginho struck hard from outside the box, but goalkeeper Bruno made the save. However, the match started to get strange for Mengão. Ceará set up a solid defense, and Filipe Luís’ team couldn’t break through. Meanwhile, Palmeiras was beating Atlético-MG 2-0, piling on the pressure.

The second shot only came at the 26th minute, again with Jorginho from outside the area, but the ball went over the bar, no trouble for Ceará. But as the saying goes: constant dripping wears away the stone.

After much persistence, Flamengo finally opened the scoring. Jorge Carrascal delivered a SPECTACULAR pass to Samuel Lino, who found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and slotted it in with his left foot. Party at the Maraca, Mengão 1-0, at 37 minutes!

HOW WAS THE SECOND HALF?

Even trailing on the scoreboard, Ceará didn’t change their approach and stayed defensive. Flamengo, now calmer, didn’t rush to find spaces. At the tenth minute, an opening appeared: Danilo crossed into the box for Arrascaeta, who attempted a beautiful volley, but the ball went wide.

However, soon after Ceará threatened. Fernandinho received the ball on the left and got past Rossi, but Léo Pereira saved Flamengo. Still, the Rubro-Negro kept control of the match. At 14 minutes, Arrascaeta found Bruno Henrique, who shot across goal for a save by Bruno.

The fatigue from the Libertadores celebrations started to show, so Filipe Luís made two changes at the 17th minute. Arrascaeta and Samuel Lino came off, Gonzalo Plata and Everton Cebolinha came on. But the player who shot the most in the match was Jorginho. At 21 minutes, the midfielder took a classy shot, just missing the top corner of Ceará’s goal.

The match remained tense, with Flamengo creating little, but Ceará also refused to play. It’s important to note that the visiting team needed points to avoid relegation to Série B of the Brasileirão. Nevertheless, the Rubro-Negro held on to the 1-0 and sent Maracanã into a frenzy! Double celebration: Libertadores four-time champions and nine-time Brasileirão champions!

WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Flamengo returns to the field this weekend against Mirassol, for the final round of the Brasileirão. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has yet to confirm the match date. That’s because, on the 10th, Mengão already has a fixture against Cruz Azul (MEX) at the Club World Cup in Qatar.

MATCH SHEET FLAMENGO 1X0 CEARÁ Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro Venue: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Date: December 3, 2025, Wednesday Goals: Samuel Lino 37’/1st

Flamengo: Agustín Rossi, Guillermo Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, Jorginho and Arrascaeta; Samuel Lino, Jorge Carrascal and Bruno Henrique. Coach: Filipe Luís.

Ceará: Bruno, Fabiano, Marcos Victor, Eder and Rafael Ramos; Diego, Fernando Sobral, Galeano, Baya and Zanocelo; Pedro Raul. Coach: Léo Condé.

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