São Paulo draw with Flamengo, Palmeiras can pull ahead in the Brasileiro | OneFootball

São Paulo and Flamengo drew 2-2 this Wednesday at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, for the 32nd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Luciano and Ferreirinha scored the goals for Tricolor. Arrascaeta, from the penalty spot, and Samuel Lino found the net for Mengão, who suffered the sending off of Plata in the second half, just after they had turned the match around.

With this result, Flamengo missed the chance to temporarily take the lead in the Campeonato Brasileiro, since Palmeiras will play this Thursday against Santos at Allianz Parque and could extend their advantage at the top of the table.

Meanwhile, São Paulo remains strong in the fight for a spot in the next Libertadores, staying in eighth place – for now, the top seven teams secure a spot in the continental tournament.

São Paulo will be back on the field next Saturday, when they host Red Bull Bragantino at 9 p.m. (Brasília time), again at Vila Belmiro. Flamengo, on the other hand, will face Santos on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Maracanã.

Match Summary

SÃO PAULO 2 x 2 FLAMENGO  Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (32nd round)  Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)  Date: November 5, 2025 (Sunday)  Time: 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Attendance: 11,228 fans. Revenue: R$ 884,193.50  Yellow cards: Luciano (São Paulo); Carrascal, Danilo, Pulgar (Flamengo)  Red cards: Plata (Flamengo)

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Goals

⚽️ Luciano, 3' 1st half, Ferreirinha, 34' 2nd half (São Paulo)

⚽️ Arrascaeta, 5' 1st half, Samuel Lino, 19' 2nd half (Flamengo)

 SÃO PAULO Rafael; Ferraresi, Arboleda and Sabino; Cédric Soares (Maik), Pablo Maia (Alisson), Luiz Gustavo (Marcos Antônio), Bobadilla, and Ferreirinha; Luciano and Tapia (Lucas). Coach: Hernán Crespo

 FLAMENGO Rossi; Emerson Royal, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, Saúl (Wallace Yan) and Arrascaeta (De la Cruz); Carrascal (Luiz Araújo), Samuel Lino (Ayrton Lucas) and Plata. Coach: Filipe Luís.

The Match

Eventful First Half

The match started off very lively at Vila Belmiro. São Paulo opened the scoring just three minutes in with Luciano, who took advantage of a blunder by Erick Pulgar and Alex Sandro in the box to pick up the loose ball and shoot into the corner, leaving no chance for goalkeeper Rossi.

Tricolor’s lead, however, didn’t last long. At five minutes, Pablo Maia brought down Arrascaeta inside the area, and the referee awarded a penalty. The Uruguayan midfielder stepped up and made no mistake, leveling the score.

From then on, both teams kept creating and had good chances to score again. Flamengo even managed to score a second goal in first-half stoppage time with Samuel Lino, but the striker was offside and the goal was disallowed.

Flamengo Takes the Lead in the 2nd Half

Flamengo had a great chance to take the lead just three minutes into the second half. Rafael made a mistake putting the ball back in play, handing it to the rival team. Arrascaeta received the cross and shot first time from inside the box, narrowly missing the post.

São Paulo responded on the next play with Ferreirinha. The forward found space on the left, cut inside, and shot aiming for the top corner, but missed just wide of Rossi’s goal.

Later, at 12 minutes, it was Luciano’s turn to receive the ball at the edge of the box, shake off Saúl Ñíguez’s marking, and shoot hard, sending it over the crossbar.

But Flamengo was more efficient than São Paulo in the second half and were rewarded with the go-ahead goal at 19 minutes, when Emerson Royal delivered a perfect cross for Samuel Lino to finish first time, without letting the ball touch the ground, stylishly finding the net to secure a crucial away win for the rubro-negro side.

Plata Sent Off

Shortly after Flamengo’s comeback goal, Plata was sent off by the referee after a hard stamp on Arboleda. Coach Filipe Luís quickly made changes to the team to avoid any risk of conceding an equalizer, as his side was now playing with one man down.

São Paulo Levels the Match

And it was precisely after Plata’s sending off and Filipe Luís’s changes that São Paulo managed to equalize. Maik took advantage of a rebound from the defense and crossed for Ferreirinha, who finished first time to level the score at Vila Belmiro and bring an end to a lively match in the Brasileirão.

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