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Flamengo Continues in Pursuit of the Sole Leadership in the Brazilian Championship

The Flamengo faces Cruzeiro soon, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), in the Brazilian Championship, at Maracanã. Before the match starts, defender Leo Ortiz commented on the defeat in the first round and emphasized that Mengão is not seeking revenge, but rather focusing on leadership.

— It has nothing to do with it, that defeat is in the past. It was a tough loss, at the end of the game. But the points we lost cannot be recovered; what we can control are today's points — started Léo Ortiz, before this Thursday's game (02).

— We will seek these points to increasingly widen our lead. We know it's a direct confrontation. Even with Palmeiras' victory, we know the importance of defending what we have — concluded the defender of Flamengo.

WHAT'S THE CONTEXT?

The Flamengo faced Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte in the first round and was defeated in a match held at Mineirão. O Mais Querido fell behind, with Kaio Jorge opening the scoring. Arrascaeta equalized, but Gabigol, in stoppage time, scored the winning goal for a 2-1 victory.

WHAT'S FLAMENGO'S SITUATION?

Currently, Flamengo is the leader of the Brazilian Championship, with a two-point lead over Palmeiras, who are in second place. Additionally, the red-black team has four more points than Cruzeiro, third on the table and tonight's opponent.

WHEN IS THE FLAMENGO VS CRUZEIRO GAME?

Thus, Flamengo and Cruzeiro will face off this Thursday (02), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in a match valid for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. In this way, Coluna do Fla brings all the information about the match.

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