Flamengo see red but snatch draw against Corinthians in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Flamengo remained in fifth place in the Brazilian Championship after the eighth round

Flamengo drew 1-1 with Corinthians this Sunday (22), at Neo Química Arena, for the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship. It’s worth noting that the Rubro-Negro played almost the entire second half with one player less, since Evertton Araújo was shown a red card at the seventh minute.

THE MATCH

GOAL FOR FLAMENGO! Yes! At four minutes into the match, Flamengo opened the scoring against Corinthians. O Mais Querido stole the ball, Pedro passed it to Paquetá, who shot into the corner, leaving no chance for Hugo Souza! 1-0!

Despite the goal, Flamengo kept possession of the ball. The Rubro-Negro tried to exchange passes to find the best space to finish the play. Corinthians, at the moment, felt the impact of the goal by O Mais Querido.

Goal for Corinthians. Yuri Alberto leveled the match after an assist from Matheus Bidu. On the play, the center forward for the São Paulo team received the ball inside the box and, unmarked, found the back of the net. 1-1.

Almost a goal by Pedro! At 24 minutes into the first half, Flamengo made a good play down the right side of the attack. Arrascaeta received a pass and crossed it to the number 9, who almost scored with a volley in the derby.

Cooling break! At 30 minutes into the first half, the match between Flamengo and Corinthians remains tied at 1-1. Paquetá opened the scoring, while Yuri Alberto equalized at Neo Química Arena.

The first 45 minutes are over! Flamengo is drawing 1-1 with Corinthians, with goals from Lucas Paquetá and Yuri Alberto. On to the second half!

SECOND HALF

The second half did not start in the best way for Flamengo. First, Arrascaeta had the chance to pass to Samuel Lino to score the second goal, but held onto the ball and did not continue the Rubro-Negro attack.

Later, Evertton Araújo was shown a straight red card. The midfielder stepped on Bidon, the referee even went to VAR to review the play, but upheld the decision and sent the youngster off. Flamengo down to ten men at seven minutes into the game.

Because of the sending off, Leonardo Jardim made changes to Flamengo. The Portuguese coach took off Arrascaeta and Samuel Lino and brought on De La Cruz and Carrascal. In other words, the coach decided to pull back a bit with one player less.

Another substitution for Flamengo! Leonardo Jardim decided to take off Pedro and bring on Wallace Yan! The coach’s idea was to give more mobility to the attack and help on the counterattack, since the Rubro-Negro was down a man.

Corinthians kept more possession of the ball, since they had a numerical advantage. Despite this, the São Paulo team could not find the back of the net against Flamengo and the interstate derby ended 1-1.

MATCH SUMMARY CORINTHIANS 1 X 1 FLAMENGO Competition: eighth round of the Brasileirão Venue: Neo Química Arena, São Paulo Date: March 22, 2026, Sunday Goals: Yuri Alberto and Lucas Paquetá

Flamengo: Rossi, Varela, Danilo, Vitão and Alex Sandro; Evertton Araújo, Jorginho and Arrascaeta; Paquetá, Lino and Pedro. Coach: Leonardo Jardim

Corinthians: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Gabriel Paulista, Gustavo Henrique and Matheus Bidu; Raniele, André, André Carrillo and Breno Bidon; Memphis Depay and Yuri Alberto.

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