Palmeiras win at the Maracanã, end Flamengo hoodoo in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Flamengo 3-0 on Saturday night (23) at the Maracanã. Verdão had not beaten their Rio rival in Rio de Janeiro since 2015. In the Brasileirão, they had not won there since 2017.

Flaco López, Allan, and Paulinho scored Palmeiras’ goals in the match. Flamengo had Carrascal sent off in the first half after a dangerous challenge on Murilo.

First half

Right in the opening minute, Giay makes a mistake playing out from the back and Samuel Lino gets a dangerous shot away, forcing a good save from Carlos Miguel. Right after that, Flamengo run a set-piece routine from a corner, but the finish goes wide.

In the 14th minute, Carlos Miguel comes up big again! Paquetá goes one-on-one with the Palmeiras goalkeeper, who makes himself huge and stops the Rio side from opening the scoring. In the 20th minute, Flamengo’s Carrascal had a dangerous incident with Murilo and was sent off by the referee.

In the 32nd minute, even with the extra man, Verdão were still under pressure. Lucas Paquetá shoots from distance, the ball takes a deflection off Gustavo Gómez, and Flamengo win a corner. From the set piece, the same player heads it wide.

In the 35th minute, Emiliano wins the ball back, Marlon finds Flaco López, who lays it off for Andreas, whose dangerous shot nearly opens the scoring for Palmeiras at the Maracanã.

Palmeiras goal! In the 38th minute, Flaco López opens the scoring at the Maracanã! Marlon Freitas delivers a beautiful long ball to Allan, who flicks it on with his heel for the Argentine to finish brilliantly into the corner past Rossi.

Second half

Five minutes in, Marlon Freitas leads a counterattack but cannot connect with Allan and loses possession to Flamengo’s defense. In the 10th minute, Samuel Lino gets a glancing header and Carlos Miguel makes a great save at the Maracanã.

In the 11th minute, Palmeiras score! Allan drives through the middle and finds Arias, whose shot is blocked. On the rebound, the No. 40 finishes as best he can and scores Verdão’s second of the match.

In the 17th minute, Flaco tries his luck from outside the box and nearly extends Palmeiras’ lead. In the 37th minute, Mauricio makes a good play but is denied by a fine save from Rossi. Right at the end, Lucas Evangelista finds Paulinho, who scores the final goal of the match.

During the celebration, Paulinho motioned for the Flamengo fans to stay quiet, and tempers flared at the Maracanã.

What now?

As the outright leaders of the Brasileirão, Palmeiras return to the pitch next Thursday (28) at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) against Júnior Barranquilla in the Libertadores. Verdão are still chasing qualification for the next round.

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