Money-spinner! Arena da Baixada sets record with Flamengo x Athletico-PR | OneFootball

Flamengo and Athletico-PR drew 1-1 in the 16th round of the Brasileirão, in Curitiba

“When Flamengo plays, the house is full,” says the lyric by Sandra de Sá, which sums up Sunday’s match (17). That’s because the Arena da Baixada set its financial record for this year. The stadium generated revenue of R$ 2,625,020.00 in the 16th round of the Brasileirão.

Of the 34,197 in attendance, 33,549 were paying fans. Therefore, the match came close to the maximum capacity, which is 42,372 people. Fla, however, drew 1-1 with the home side in Curitiba.

What was Arena da Baixada’s previous record in 2026?

The match involving the Rio club had nearly three thousand more attendees than the previous mark. That’s because Athletico’s 2-0 win over Coritiba in the Brasileirão had 31,376 paying fans and 31,885 people in attendance.

How did Flamengo draw with Athletico?

In front of more than 30 thousand fans, Mendoza opened the scoring in the first half with a cross-shot that got past Rossi. In the second half, however, Fla equalized thanks to the pace of Bruno Henrique, who set up Pedro to find the net.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Back in Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo host Estudiantes (ARG) at the Maracanã on Wednesday (20). The ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the fifth round of Group A of the Libertadores.

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