Samuel Lino strikes twice as Fla turn screw in top-two chase | OneFootball

Flamengo beat Botafogo 3-0 at the Maracanã on Sunday, dropping the visitors to 12th in the Brasileirão.

Arthur Cabral briefly thought he had put Fogão ahead, but his finish was ruled out for handball after a VAR check in the ninth minute. Samuel Lino then ran through to slot in from Jorginho's through ball (13.).

Agustín Rossi kept Fla in front with smart first half stops, including a low save to thwart a close-range effort, before tipping away a header as Fogão pushed.

After the restart, the game opened up. Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guado replaced Giorgian de Arrascaeta (75.) and soon led a counter, feeding Lino to rifle into the bottom corner (86.).

Éverton came on late (88.) and immediately squared for Carrascal to sweep in the clincher (90.).

Fla controlled the ball with 63.4% possession and tallied 18 attempts, six on target. Fogão registered 14 attempts and four on target.

Next up, Fla host Mirassol. Fogão host Palmeiras.