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Boavista reached seven points, three above Flamengo

Flamengo still has a chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca. This is because Boavista, which is in Group B, the same as Mengão, has matched the number of games played by Rubro-Negro and has three more points. This Friday (30), the team from Saquarema drew 1-1 with Sampaio Corrêa at the Lourival Gomes de Almeida Stadium.

HOW IS THE GROUP B STANDINGS?

Botafogo – 9 points (4 games) Boavista – 7 points (5 games) – goal difference -2 Madureira – 6 points (4 games) Nova Iguaçu – 5 points (4 games) Flamengo – 4 points (5 games) and goal difference -4 Maricá – 3 points (4 games)

In other words, if Flamengo wins against Sampaio Corrêa in the last round, it will reach the same seven points as Boavista. However, the Most Beloved will have to hope for a slip-up by the team from Saquarema in the last round against Bangu. Additionally, they need to overcome the goal difference (-4 to -2).

HOW WAS THE MATCH?

If Boavista had beaten Sampaio, Flamengo would no longer have a chance to surpass the green team. And that almost happened for a few minutes. At 29 minutes, Isael opened the scoring for the visiting team, after an assist from Tito. But the hosts quickly leveled the score.

At 46 minutes of the first half, Guilherme made it 1-1, helping Flamengo, after a pass from Rodrigo Andrade. In the second half, Sampaio pressed, created the best chances, but couldn't turn the score around.

WHO ELSE DOES FLAMENGO HAVE TO ROOT AGAINST?

Besides Boavista, Flamengo is also rooting against three more teams from Group B of the Carioca: Madureira, Nova Iguaçu, and Maricá. Madureira faces Vasco on Monday (02) at 8 PM (Brasília time). Meanwhile, the Baixada team duels with Bangu this Friday (30) at 8:30 PM. Finally, the team led by former Mengo Reinaldo has a match against Volta Redonda on Monday (02) at 5 PM.

It's important to note that the top four teams advance to the quarterfinals of the Campeonato Carioca. On the other hand, the fifth and sixth will play in the relegation round-robin, further squeezing Flamengo's already tight schedule this season, as it will require the team to play six more matches.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S FOCUS?

Flamengo is not playing this weekend in the Carioca due to the Supercopa do Brasil against Corinthians on Sunday (01). The next match for the Most Beloved in the State Championship will be on February 7th, against Sampaio Corrêa, at Maracanã.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.