Pedro haunts Carlos Miguel, Flamengo close in on Palmeiras’ lead | OneFootball

The fight for the title of the Brazilian Championship is open. This Sunday, in the clash of the leaders of the tournament, Palmeiras lost to Flamengo 3-2 at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), in the 29th round. Pedro was the star of the game, with a goal, an assist, and a penalty won. Arrascaeta and Jorginho completed the score. On the other side, goalkeeper Carlos Miguel had a debut to forget. Vitor Roque and Gómez scored for Palmeiras.

Standings Situation

With the result, Palmeiras remains in the lead, but now with the same 61 points as Flamengo, which is in second place due to one less victory. Both clubs have one game less in the competition.

TECHNICAL SHEET

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO 3 X 2 PALMEIRAS 🟢⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (29th round) 🏟️ Location: Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: October 19, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Pulgar, Alex Sandro, Carrascal (Flamengo); Maurício, Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) 🟥 Red Cards: Piquerez and João Martins (assistant) (Palmeiras)

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Goals

Flamengo

Rossi; Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz (Danilo), Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar (Saúl) and Jorginho; Samuel Lino (Carrascal), Arrascaeta (Plata) and Luiz Araújo; Pedro (Bruno Henrique).

Palmeiras

Carlos Miguel; Khellven (Facundo Torres), Gustavo Gómez, Fuchs and Piquerez; Aníbal Moreno (Emiliano Martínez), Andreas Pereira (Raphael Veiga), Maurício (Allan) and Felipe Anderson (Sosa); Flaco López and Vitor Roque.

How the Game Went

Even playing away, Palmeiras started aggressively, trying to corner the Cariocas. The high pressure, however, ended up costing them. With the clock at nine minutes, Rossi launched Pedro, who made a great hold over Bruno Fuchs and left Arrascaeta face to face with Carlos Miguel. The midfielder then shot into the corner to put Flamengo ahead.

Despite conceding, Verdão maintained their strategy and continued pressing. At 24 minutes, Abel Ferreira's team finally turned their superiority into a goal. Khellven controlled on the right and crossed to Vitor Roque. Behind the defense, the forward headed into the side netting and celebrated at Maracanã.

At 37, Palmeiras' defense faltered again. Bruno Fuchs stepped on Pedro's foot inside the area, and Wilton Pereira Sampaio awarded a penalty. The Palmeiras defender tried to argue that the forward had fouled first, but it was to no avail. Jorginho took the penalty, sending Carlos Miguel the wrong way and putting the hosts back in front.

And it didn't take long for the third to come, again after a Palmeiras mistake. At 44 minutes, Aníbal Moreno dozed off and saw Arrascaeta steal the ball in midfield. The Uruguayan was quick and launched Pedro, who faced the goal and didn't forgive.

2nd Half

Returning from halftime, Palmeiras tried to attack to make up for the deficit. Early on, Vitor Roque shot from distance, the ball deflected off the crossbar.

At 16, it was Felipe Anderson's turn to try. Khellven sprinted down the right and crossed to the forward, who cut inside Danilo and shot over, dangerously. Later, Flaco received a cross in the area and headed into Rossi's hands.

On the other side, Flamengo just managed the game. The team only threatened twice in the final stage. In a free-kick at the edge of the area, Luiz Araújo unleashed a bomb and shaved the post. In the end, Carlos Miguel made a mistake coming out of the goal, and Carrascal shot wide.

At 49, Palmeiras still scored, with a goal from Gustavo Gómez. Facundo sprinted down the left and shot across. Rossi parried to the middle, and the Paraguayan defender completed into the net. The reaction, however, stopped there.

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