From Libertadores progress to Copa do Brasil exit: Flamengo's May | OneFootball

Flamengo played nine matches in May and posted a 62.9% success rate during the period

Flamengo wrapped up its May schedule with a 3-0 win over Coritiba in the 18th round of the Brasileirão. With the result, Mengão closed the month with a 62.9% success rate across nine matches.

Over the course of those nine games, the Rio de Janeiro side recorded five wins, two draws, and two losses, scoring 14 times and conceding eight goals, including the administrative 3-0 scoreline from the walkover win against Independiente Medellín (COL). During that stretch, the Rubro-Negro balanced its efforts across three competitions, with a schedule that included five matches in the Brasileirão, three in the Libertadores, and one in the Copa do Brasil.

WHAT WERE FLAMENGO’S MATCHES IN MAY?

Flamengo began the month with a 2-2 draw against Vasco at the Maracanã, followed by a walkover win over Independiente Medellín in Colombia. Later, the red-and-black side beat Grêmio away from home 1-0, but then suffered a 2-0 defeat to Vitória at Barradão, which sealed Leonardo Jardim’s team’s elimination from the Copa do Brasil.

After that, the Rio-based Rubro-Negro drew 1-1 with Athletico-PR at Arena da Baixada, continuing a run of mixed results. Bouncing back from the previous challenge, Mengão beat Estudiantes 1-0, although it then suffered a heavy 3-0 loss to Palmeiras shortly afterward.

However, Leonardo Jardim’s men responded with two straight wins by the same 3-0 scoreline. First, they beat Cusco, securing a place in the round of 16 and the best overall record in the Libertadores group stage, and then defeated Coritiba in the national league, ending the pre-World Cup period on a solid note.

WHAT NOW?

Now, the Flamengo squad enters a vacation period, taking advantage of the break in the calendar for the World Cup. The official return at Ninho do Urubu is scheduled for June 19.

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