Flamengo’s dominance over Botafogo at Nilton Santos continues | OneFootball

How have the last matches between Flamengo and Botafogo at Nilton Santos gone?

Flamengo lived up to their favoritism and defeated Botafogo 3-0 this Saturday (14th), in the sixth round of the Brasileirão. In addition to securing three more points, the Rubro-Negro maintained their incredible record against their Rio rival at Nilton Santos Stadium.

Although Nilton Santos is Botafogo’s home stadium, it’s Flamengo who feels ‘at home’ there. After all, with this Saturday’s (14th) win, the Rubro-Negro now has ten wins in the last 11 matches against the General Severiano team. On the other hand, their Rio rival has only one positive result.

How have the last matches between Flamengo and Botafogo at Nilton Santos gone?

How was the match between Flamengo and Botafogo?

Flamengo took advantage of Botafogo’s poor form and dominated the first half. Thus, the Rubro-Negro opened the scoring in the 13th minute with Samuel Lino. Then, at 47′, Léo Pereira took a perfect free kick and scored the second goal for Mengão. Finally, before halftime, defender Barboza was sent off after a foul on Pedro.

With a man advantage, Flamengo remained dominant after the break. Thus, four minutes into the second half, Pedro scored the third goal for Mengão after an assist from Varela. After that, Leonardo Jardim’s team just controlled the result.

What is Flamengo’s situation in the Brasileirão?

With the win, Flamengo rose to third place in the Brasileirão, reaching ten points. In five rounds played, the Rubro-Negro has three wins, one draw, and one loss. On the other hand, Botafogo remains in the relegation zone, in 17th place, with only three points.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

After the victory over Botafogo, Flamengo returns to the field on Thursday (19th) to face Remo. Furthermore, the match will take place at 8pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the seventh round of the Brasileirão. As usual, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details about the Mengão match.

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