Coluna do Fla
·20 avril 2026
Flamengo overtake São Paulo to top all-time Brasileirão ranking

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·20 avril 2026

Flamengo beat Bahia 2-0 at the Maracanã and took the all-time lead in points in the Brasileirão since 2003. Mengão reached a total of 1,455 points and overtook São Paulo, who remained on 1,454 after losing 2-1 to Vasco.
In addition to the change at the top, Palmeiras beat Athletico-PR 1-0 and held on to third place overall with 1,355 points. Next in this ranking, Internacional and Corinthians occupy fourth and fifth place, respectively.
With wins over Fluminense and Bahia, Flamengo also became the sole leader in number of victories in the round-robin era. As a result, the Rubro-Negro now has two more positive results than São Paulo, even with one fewer match played.
Flamengo return to action in the Brasileirão on Sunday (26), when they face Atlético-MG in Belo Horizonte. Before that, however, the Rubro-Negro have a Copa do Brasil fixture on Wednesday (22) against Vitória at the Maracanã.
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