Palmeiras fall to Flamengo at Maracanã after refereeing mistakes | OneFootball

In a game marked by individual errors and refereeing mistakes, Palmeiras was defeated by Flamengo 3-2 on Sunday afternoon (19) and missed the chance to extend their lead in the Brazilian Championship. Vitor Roque and Gustavo Gómez scored for Palmeiras, while Arrascaeta, Jorginho, and Pedro scored for the Rio team.

With this result, Verdão and Flamengo are tied on the table, both with 61 points from 28 matches. Palmeiras remains the leader due to tiebreaker criteria – 19 wins against 18.

Errors

The first 45 minutes were eventful. Palmeiras was better at the start of the first half and early in the match. The team complained about a penalty not awarded on Gustavo Gómez after a push by Jorginho, five minutes in.

Abel Ferreira's team posed a threat with corner kicks and pressured the Flamengo defense several times, even though they didn't create real danger. But if you don't score, you concede. In a counterattack from Rossi to Pedro, the number 9 turned on Fuchs and set up Arrascaeta in front of the goal to open the scoring.

Palmeiras equalized shortly after, with Vitor Roque heading in after a beautiful cross from Khellven. Palmeiras continued to be better, but Flamengo was lethal and sealed the match with two consecutive defensive errors. The first was again with Fuchs, who committed a penalty on Pedro. Jorginho took it well and put Flamengo back in front. Three minutes later, Aníbal Moreno lost the ball in defense to Pedro, and the number 9 ran and scored the third.

In the penalty that marked Flamengo's second, there was more complaint about the refereeing. At the origin of the play, Vitor Roque was knocked down by Emerson Royal, and Pedro pushed Fuchs before suffering the penalty.

Didn't Work

The second half saw Palmeiras pressing from the first minutes, with good passes but without major dangerous chances. Flamengo, on the other hand, defended well and looked for individual errors. In a wrong pass by Anibal, the Rio team posed a threat with a free kick taken by Luiz Araujo.

Verdão, seeing that the strategy hadn't worked in the second half, went all out with the entries of Facundo Torres, Raphael Veiga, Allan, and Sosa, and the exits of Khellven and Andreas, but also couldn't maintain pressure. At 48 minutes of the second half, Gustavo Gómez still reduced the deficit. Final score 3-2.

What's Next?

With the result, Verdão and Flamengo are tied on the Brazilian Championship table, both with 61 points from 28 matches. Palmeiras remains the leader due to tiebreaker criteria – 19 wins against 18.

The Palmeiras team returns to the field for the Brasileirão next Sunday (26) at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) against Cruzeiro, at Allianz Parque. The Minas Gerais team is in third place, five points behind Palmeiras, but with one more match played – 28 against 29.

Before that, the team will play the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal against LDU on Thursday (23) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), away in Quito, Ecuador.

Match Details

Flamengo 3-2 Palmeiras

Location: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)Date and time: October 19, 2025, Sunday 6 PM (Brasília time)Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (GO)Assistants: Bruno Raphael Pires (GO) and Bruno Boschilia (PR)VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (GO)Yellow cards: Pulgar, Alex Sandro, and Carrascal (FLA); Maurício and Gustavo Gómez (PAL)Red card: Piquerez (PAL) Goals: Arrascaeta (1-0, 10/1H); Vitor Roque (1-1, 26/1H), Jorginho (2-1, 42/2H), Pedro (3-1, 45/1H); Gustavo Gómez (3-2, 48/2H)

FLAMENGO: Rossi; Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz (Danilo, 26/1H), Léo Pereira, and Alex Sandro; Jorginho, Pulgar (Sául, 14/2H), and Arrascaeta (Gonzalo Plata, 14/2H); Luiz Araújo, Samuel Lino (Carrascal, 14/2H), and Pedro (Bruno Henrique, 38/2H). Coach: Filipe Luís.

PALMEIRAS: Carlos Miguel, Khellven (Facundo Torres, 31/2H), Gustavo Gómez, Fuchs, and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno (Emi Martinez, 20/2H), Andreas Pereira (Raphael Veiga, 31/2H), Felipe Anderson (Sosa, 26/2H), Maurício (Allan, 20/2H), Flaco López, and Vitor Roque. Coach: Abel Ferreira

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