São Paulo come from behind to beat Flamengo in the Brasileirão opener | OneFootball

São Paulo defeated Flamengo with a comeback in the teams' debut in the 2026 Brasileirão.

Wednesday's game (28) at Morumbi had all the goals scored in the second half.

Plata opened the scoring after a beautiful chest assist from Pedro, but Luciano and Danielzinho scored for the home team.

The Game

Flamengo controlled the actions on the field for almost the entire game.

But many times, the Rubro-Negro was far from the goal, posing little threat to Rafael's defended goal.

Each team had a good scoring chance in the first half but did not capitalize.

For Flamengo, Cebolinha gave a beautiful pass to leave Carrascal face-to-face with the goalkeeper, but the Colombian shot wide.

Minutes later, it was Luciano's turn to appear in the area to finish. The shot was blocked by Léo Pereira, and the ball slowly passed near the post.

The goals of the match only came in the second half.

Flamengo opened the scoring with Plata after a beautiful chest assist from Pedro.

São Paulo's equalizer didn't take long and came from a cross by Enzo Díaz, which was headed into the net by Luciano.

The Tricolor's number 10 appeared again in the comeback play.

He crossed the ball into the area, Pulgar poorly cleared it, and the ball landed at Danielzinho's feet, who found the net.

After falling behind, Flamengo posed little threat, even with the entry of Arrascaeta, who made his 2026 debut.

The best chance for a 2-2 draw came in the final minutes of the second half, with Bruno Henrique forcing a great save from Rafael with a header.

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