Flamengo beat Bragantino and pull away at the top of the Brasileirão | OneFootball

This Saturday, Flamengo surged ahead in the lead of the Brazilian Championship by defeating Bragantino 3-0 at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro, in the 35th round.

Standings Situation

With this result, the red-and-blacks reached 74 points and opened up a four-point lead over second-placed Palmeiras, who drew with Fluminense this round. Bragantino, meanwhile, remain in eighth place with 45 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫FLAMENGO 3 X 0 BRAGANTINO⚪🔴

🏆 Competition: 35th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 📅 Date: November 22, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Varela and Bruno Henrique (Flamengo); Eduardo Sasha, Praxedes and Gustavo Marques (Bragantino)

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Goals

🔴⚫FLAMENGO

Rossi, Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Jorginho (De la Cruz), Evertton Araújo and Arrascaeta (Wallace Yan); Everton Cebolinha (Samuel Lino), Plata (Bruno Henrique) and Carrascal (Luiz Araújo) Coach: Filipe Luís

⚪🔴BRAGANTINO

Cleiton, Hurtado, Pedro Henrique, Gustavo Marques and Juninho Capixaba; Gabriel, Fabinho (Matheus Fernandes) and Jhon Jhon (Fernando); Gustavo Neves (Praxedes), Lucas Barbosa (Laquintana) and Eduardo Sasha (Isidro Pitta) Coach: Wágner Mancini

How the Match Went

Flamengo started the match pressing Bragantino, but without creating danger. The team from São Paulo threatened the first time they went on the attack, with a shot from John John. But the red-and-blacks responded right after, with a shot from Everton Cebolinha. That play energized the home team, who threatened again with Alex Sandro. But Cleiton made the save in two attempts. Soon after, Carrascal hit the side netting.

Bragantino struggled to get past midfield. On a set piece, the visitors nearly scored. Gustavo Marques headed just wide. Flamengo responded right after, with a header from Varela that was stopped by a great save from Cleiton. In the final minutes, Flamengo continued to have more possession. However, Bragantino maintained strong marking and held the tie until halftime.

In the second half, Bragantino threatened first. After a low cross, the ball deflected off Danilo and forced Rossi to make a great save. But at four minutes, Flamengo opened the scoring. The São Paulo team made a mistake in playing out from the back, and the ball ended up with Jorginho. The midfielder passed to Arrascaeta, who put it in the net.

Even after taking the lead, the Rio team kept up their offensive posture. Flamengo scored their second goal at 18 minutes. Everton Cebolinha attempted a cross and the ball hit Hurtado's hand. The referee awarded a penalty, converted by Jorginho. Bragantino tried to push forward, but Flamengo took advantage of the spaces to extend the lead at 26 minutes. Bruno Henrique was played into the box and shot with no chance for Cleiton.

With the victory secured, the home team began to manage the result. Flamengo kept possession and just waited for the final whistle to celebrate the result at Maracanã.

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