Santos throw away lead, Flamengo move into Brasileirão top four | OneFootball

Despite opening the scoring, Santos was turned around by Flamengo this Easter Sunday and ended up losing 3-1 at the Maracanã, in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship. Lautaro Díaz put Peixe ahead early in the second half, but Pedro, Jorginho, and Paquetá scored to secure the rubro-negro victory.

Standings situation

With the defeat, Santos remains on 10 points in 14th place, but could still drop in the table depending on the result of the clash between Corinthians and Internacional on Sunday night. Flamengo, meanwhile, moves into the top four, sitting in fourth place with 17 points, but could still fall to fifth if Bahia beats Palmeiras, also later tonight.

📋 Match summary

🔴 FLAMENGO 3 x 1 SANTOS ⚪

🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 📅 Date: April 5, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Kick-off: 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Gabriel Bontempo, Barreal (Santos) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Goals

🔴Flamengo

Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo (Paquetá), Jorginho and Arrascaeta (De La Cruz); Carrascal (Plata), Pedro (Luiz Araúo) and Lino (Bruno Henrique) Coach: Leonardo Jardim

⚪ Santos

Gabriel Brazão; Zé Ivaldo (Gabigol), Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres and Escobar; Oliva (Willian Arão), Gustavo Henrique and Bontempo (Zé Rafael); Barreal (Rollheiser), Thaciano (Moisés) and Lautaro Díaz Coach: Cuca

How the match unfolded

First half

The match began with Flamengo keeping possession and pressing Santos. The first good chance came in the seventh minute, when Arrascaeta tried to shoot but was blocked by Veríssimo in the box. From the rebound, Varela crossed and the Uruguayan rose unmarked to head wide. In the 17th minute, Rubro-Negro threatened again with Lino crossing from the left and Varela getting his head to it, but sending it off target as well.

Santos' first attack came in the 24th minute. Lautaro Díaz received the ball in midfield and managed to thread it into the box for Thaciano, who hit a poor left-footed shot for a Flamengo goal kick. Then, in the 36th minute, Carrascal received the ball from Lino in midfield and carried it to the edge of the area before trying a left-footed shot that went over the Santos goal.

Second half

Right at the start of the second half, Santos managed to open the scoring. Oliva picked up the ball in front of the Santos penalty area and launched Lautaro Díaz, who burst forward and beat Léo Ortiz for pace before controlling it and striking from outside the box to score a brilliant goal, giving Rossi no chance. In the eighth minute, Arrascaeta sent a free kick into the area and Pedro got to the loose ball for a shot, but Brazão made a good save. From the rebound, Léo Ortiz finished to equalize, but the goal was ruled out for offside at the start of the move.

Then, in the 19th minute, Carrascal had the ball on the right and crossed to the far post for Pedro to challenge Zé Ivaldo and win in the air, heading into the net to level it for Flamengo. Two minutes later, Arrascaeta tried to head the ball inside the box but was pulled by Escobar, who conceded a penalty. Jorginho took it accurately into the goalkeeper's right corner and put Rubro-Negro in front.

Late in the match, in the 44th minute, Plata received the ball on the right and cut inside, laying it off at the edge of the area for Paquetá, who struck powerfully past Brazão to extend Flamengo's lead. In stoppage time, in the 51st minute, Veríssimo managed a dangerous header, but Rossi made a good save to prevent Santos' second goal.

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