📹 Flamengo lose to Fortaleza, miss chance to go top overnight | OneFootball

At Arena Castelão, Flamengo lost to Fortaleza 1-0 this Saturday (25), in a match valid for the 30th round of the Brasileirão 2025.

Sharing attention with the Libertadores, where they seek a spot in the final after defeating Racing in the first leg of the semifinals 1-0, coach Filipe Luís fielded a team with six changes from the starting lineup.

And this "shared focus" seems to have had a negative effect on the red-black team, as especially in the first half, the players seemed to be "holding back".

Flamengo was unrecognizable in the initial stage, with a very exposed team, suffering from counterattacks and, mainly, with a worrying attitude, as if the match didn't matter for the leadership (at least temporarily) of the Brasileirão.

The Lion, who entered the field giving the game its due importance, after all, needed the victory to continue fighting for permanence in Serie A, opened the scoring in one of the many counterattacks they had in their favor.

On the occasion, at 11 minutes, Herrera launched Breno Lopes at speed behind the red-black defense, and the forward shot from outside the area to beat Rossi.

Breno Lopes even found the net again for the Cariocas, but the offside was called on the play.

After the break, Flamengo "got into the game". At least, a little.

Still with ball possession, but attacking more aggressively, the Red-Black had some good chances to equalize and made goalkeeper Brenno work.

The score, however, was not changed. A very important result for the tricolor fans and quite disappointing for the Red-Black Nation.

🚦 Current Standings

With the result, Flamengo remained with 61 points and in second place.

Palmeiras, who leads the Brasileirão with the same points, can open a new gap this Sunday (26).

The problem is that Verdão - who is also sharing attention with the Libertadores semifinals - faces Cruzeiro, currently third with 56 points.

Fortaleza, on the other hand, reached 27 points and rose to 18th place.

In the next round, the Red-Black hosts Sport at Maracanã on Saturday (1), while the Lion visits Santos at Vila Belmiro on the same day. 

Before that, Flamengo goes to Argentina to face Racing at the Presidente Perón Stadium on Wednesday (29) for the second leg of the Libertadores semifinals. 

The Carioca team has the advantage of a draw, having won the first leg 1-0.

Featured photo: Disclosure/X Fortaleza EC

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