Pedro hits four as Flamengo beat Madureira, face Fluminense in final | OneFootball

Flamengo secured a spot in the final of the Campeonato Carioca this Monday, thrashing Madureira in the second leg of the semifinal 8-0 and reaching an aggregate score of 11-0 to advance in the state championship. Paquetá scored twice, Pedro netted four goals, Jean Vianna scored an own goal, and Samuel Lino rounded off the tally for the Rubro-Negro at Maracanã.

Match Situation

Thus, Flamengo will face Fluminense in the Carioca final. The decider is scheduled for this Sunday, at 6pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, with Fluminense as the home team. Madureira, meanwhile, is eliminated from the competition.

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📋 Match Summary

🔵 MADUREIRA 0 x 8 FLAMENGO 🔴

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Carioca 🏟️ Venue: Maracanã 📅 Date: March 2, 2026 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 9pm (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Neguete (Madureira); Evertton (Flamengo) 🟥 Red Cards: Wallace (Madureira)

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Goals

🔵Madureira

Neguete; Cauã Coutinho, Marcão, Jean and Julião (Julio Cesar); Rodrigo Lindoso, Adriano (Wendel) and Wallace; Geovane Maranhão (Fash), Jacó (Fubá) and Vinícius Balotelli

Coach: Toninho Andrade

🔴Flamengo

Andrew; Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz (Daniel Silva), Vitão and Alex Sandro; Evertton (Wallace Yan), De La Cruz (Luiz Felipe), Paquetá and Carrascal (Luiz Araújo); Everton Cebolinha (Samuel Lino) and Pedro

Coach: Filipe Luís

How the Match Went

Flamengo started the match with an offensive posture and opened the scoring at four minutes. After a corner kick, Paquetá headed the ball into the net. The referee initially called a foul on the play, but awarded the goal after being called to the VAR.

The Rubro-Negro continued to dominate the match and found the net again with Paquetá, but the play was ruled offside. However, at the 23rd minute, the midfielder received a pass at the edge of the box and finished with no chance for Neguete. To make matters worse for Madureira, midfielder Wallace was sent off in the 29th minute after a hard foul on De la Cruz. With that, Madureira had to play with ten men.

The pattern of the match remained the same in the final minutes. Flamengo almost extended their lead with Everton Cebolinha, who was played into the box but saw Neguete come out at his feet to save Madureira. However, at the 45th minute, the Rubro-Negro scored their fourth goal. Pedro took advantage of a low cross and slotted it home to seal the rout at halftime.

Second Half

In the second half, Flamengo came out strong and quickly extended their lead at two minutes. Pedro capitalized on another cross and found the net. In the following minute, Pedro received a pass in the box and shot with no chance for the Madureira goalkeeper. The Rubro-Negro had total control of the match and did not slow down. So much so that the seventh goal came at the 21st minute. Pedro tried to pass, but the ball bounced back to him. The striker made no mistake and scored his fourth goal of the game.

As time went on, Flamengo started to manage possession. Madureira could only defend, but still saw Samuel Lino finish off the rout at the 42nd minute, scoring the eighth. Thus, Flamengo left the field to applause from the fans present at Maracanã.

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*By Gazeta Press

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