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Away from home, Flamengo beat Mirassol 5-1 this Sunday (16)

Flamengo steamrolled Mirassol and handed the São Paulo side a resounding 5-1 defeat at Estádio Maião this Sunday (16). With the win, the Rubro-Negro moved right up behind leaders Palmeiras, who lost in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

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Sunday’s matches (16) got underway early in the morning, when Chapecoense and Bahia drew 3-3 at Arena Condá. In addition, Atlético-MG beat Grêmio 3-0 at Arena MRV.

At São Januário, Santos defeated Vasco 3-0, while Botafogo lost 1-0 to Vitória at Barradão. Finally, Cruzeiro, Flamengo’s next opponent, beat Corinthians 2-1 at Neo Química Arena.

HOW DID FLAMENGO’S MATCH GO?

Flamengo opened the scoring as early as the 22nd minute of the first half, through Carrascal. After the first goal, the Rubro-Negro had no intention of slowing down. Soon after, Luiz Araújo added another.

Pedro, Mengão’s top scorer, netted twice, while Samuel Lino rounded off the rout. Mirassol did manage to pull one back, but the ‘damage’ had already been done. It is worth noting that the São Paulo side had never lost by such a wide margin since being promoted to Série A in 2024.

With the result, Flamengo moved right up alongside Palmeiras in the Brasileirão table, reaching 45 points, just three behind the green-and-white side, who have 48 and lost this round 3-2 to Fluminense. It is worth remembering that Mengão has a game in hand over the São Paulo rival and also still has a head-to-head clash ahead.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION?

— The 23rd round turned out to be perfect for Flamengo’s plans in the Brasileirão. After stumbling with two draws (in three Brasileirão matches), which generated strong doubts and plenty of criticism from part of the fanbase, the Rubro-Negro bounced back and moved firmly onto Palmeiras’ heels.

With 16 matches still ahead, including the postponed one, Mengão has plenty of room and time to chase another national title. However, this is a moment that calls for keeping both feet on the ground and constant improvement, since the league format is usually unforgiving and harshly punishes clubs that fail to maintain consistency throughout the campaign -, said Mônica Alves, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Flamengo now ‘switches gears’ and turns its focus to the Copa Libertadores. On Wednesday (19), the Rubro-Negro faces Cruzeiro in the second leg of the South American tournament’s round of 16.

The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time at a packed Maracanã. It is worth remembering that the first leg ended 1-1, meaning that if there is another draw, the place in the quarterfinals will be decided on penalties.

The Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro match will be broadcast by Rede Globo (free-to-air TV) and Paramount+ (streaming). In addition, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will cover every detail of the decisive clash, with on-site reporting directly from the Maracanã.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.