Samuel Lino named ‘Fan Favourite’ after Flamengo thrash Vitória | OneFootball

Red and black fans chose Samuel Lino as 'Idol of the Torcida' in voting

Even though they are not used to playing on Mondays (25), Flamengo made history against Vitória, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. This is because the Most Loved team won against the Bahian team with a crushing 8-0 victory, in a packed Maracanã. After participating directly in five of the eight goals, Samuel Lino was one of the highlights of the match. In this way, the 'Idol of the Torcida' was jersey number 16.

Firstly, Flamengo opened voting on its official social media for fans to choose the player who shone the most in the game. In this way, Samuel Lino was elected 'Idol of the Torcida', after scoring two goals and providing three assists in the rout against Vitória.

Before anything else, Samuel Lino had to leave great teammates behind to win the 'Idol of the Torcida' election. So, the striker competed with: Pedro, Arrascaeta, and Bruno Henrique. It is worth noting that jersey number 16 obtained 53.9% of the votes.

What was the result?

Samuel Lino – 53.9% Pedro – 36.7% Arrascaeta – 8.7% Bruno Henrique – 0.8%

How was Samuel Lino's performance against Vitória?

In summary, at two minutes into the first half, Samuel Lino opened the scoring for Flamengo against Vitória. Later, at 34', jersey number 16 provided an assist for Arrascaeta to score the third goal of the match. In addition, in the second half, the striker continued to stand out in the match.

Not surprisingly, at two minutes into the second half, Samuel Lino provided another assist, this time for Pedro to increase the score for Flamengo. Later, at five minutes, jersey number 16 scored again, after a pass from Varela. Finally, Samu closed the direct participations in the goal at 14', when he gave the ball to the '9 bolado' to score the seventh goal of the Fla in the match.

What's Flamengo's next game?

Now, with Samuel Lino available, Flamengo turns the page to focus on the next commitment of the season. On Sunday (31), the Most Loved team faces Grêmio, in a game worth the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The teams face off from 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Maracanã.

Are they still the leaders?

After the historic rout at the Maracanã, Flamengo reached 46 points in the Brazilian Championship and maintained a four-point lead in the championship. In addition to the mark, the Fla also increased the lead as the best attack and best defense in the competition. In total, the Red and Black team scored 44 goals and conceded only nine in 20 games played so far.

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