Rossi saves penalty, Flamengo beat Vitória for first league win | OneFootball

This Tuesday, Flamengo defeated Vitória 2-1 at Barradão in Salvador, in a match valid for the third round of the Brazilian Championship, marking their first victory in the competition. Agustín Rossi, Flamengo's goalkeeper, saved the penalty that could have cost Rubro-Negro the win in the second half.

Standings Situation

With the result, Flamengo reaches four points, placing them in the eighth position on the table. Vitória, on the other hand, appears in 13th place, with the same three points they had at the start of the round.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫VITÓRIA 1 X 2 FLAMENGO🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: 3rd round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Location: Barradão, in Salvador 📅 Date: February 10, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Matheuzinho, Renato Kayzer, Martínez (Vitória); Cebolinha, Léo Pereira, Evertton Araújo, Alex Sandro (Fla)

Refereeing

Referee: Raphael Claus Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Alex Ang Ribeiro VAR: Daiane Muniz

Goals

⚽ Erick Pulgar, at 15′ of the 1st half (Flamengo) ⚽ Everton Cebolinha, at 49′ of the 1st half (Flamengo) ⚽ Matheuzinho, at 6′ of the 2nd half (Vitória)

How the Game Went

Flamengo had two goal chances in the first half and 100% efficiency. The first goal of the match came at 14 minutes, and it was a stunner. Arrascaeta opened on the left for Cebolinha, who cut inside and passed to Erick Pulgar. Near the top of the box, the Chilean midfielder unleashed a rocket into the top corner of Gabriel's goal, who couldn't reach it.

The Carioca team struggled on the field, with consecutive passing errors and failing to maintain possession. In the last play of the first half, Léo Ortiz controlled the ball in the midfield and lofted it over to Everton Cebolinha, behind the defense. The forward controlled it freely in the area, evaded defender Camutanga, turned, and shot into the corner to extend the lead.

Flamengo returned with more determination after the break and began to control the game. But the dominance didn't prevent Vitória from reducing the deficit at six minutes. Renato Kayzer was set up on a counterattack and, at the edge of the area, managed to outmaneuver three defenders and pass to the other side of the box. Matheuzinho took advantage of the space and scored.

The pattern continued with Flamengo controlling the ball but Vitória exploiting counterattacks with great intensity. At 16 minutes, Kayzer launched Nathan Mendes on the right side of the area, and the right-back was brought down by Alex Sandro. Kayzer took the penalty, but Rossi made a great save. Vitória couldn't maintain the intensity in the second half, and Flamengo circulated the ball and controlled the game until the end.

Lineups

🔴⚫VITÓRIA

Gabriel, Nathan Mendes, Camutanga, Luan Cândido, and Ramon (Lucas Silva); Caique, Baralhas, Dudu (Emmanuel Martínez), and Matheuzinho (Cantalapiedra); Erick (Marinho) and Renato Kayzer (Fabri) Coach: Jair Ventura

🔴⚪FLAMENGO

Rossi, Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Evertton Araújo (De La Cruz), and Arrascaeta (Bruno Henrique); Paquetá (Plata), Cebolinha (Samuel Lino), and Pedro (Carrascal) Coach: Filipe Luís

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*By Gazeta Press

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