🎥 Time to root against Palmeiras, Flamengo back on top of the Brasileirão | OneFootball

After the defeat to Fortaleza, Flamengo did not stumble against another member of the relegation zone (Z-4).

In a Maracanã stadium with 67,598 in attendance, the Rio de Janeiro side defeated Sport 3-0 on Saturday night (1), in a match for the 31st round of the Brasileirão.

And reclaimed the lead in the Brazilian Championship after two goals from Bruno Henrique and a stunning goal from Arrascaeta. 

Putting pressure on Palmeiras, who will also face an opponent currently in the relegation zone. 

Fla dominates, but...

The scenario imagined before kickoff came true: dominance by the Rio team from the start.

Flamengo controlled the game.

Bruno Henrique squandered a great chance after a sequence of passes that broke down the rival defense.

The other big chance of the first half was De La Cruz’s, who forced Gabriel to stretch out fully.

Carrascal became a cause for concern after asking to leave the game as early as the 21st minute.

As for Sport, they didn’t even get a shot off before halftime. The idea of surprising on counterattacks didn’t work. 

Samu Lino + BH27

A high-profile signing, Samuel Lino had gone thirteen games without a goal or assist. 

A drought that would end in the sixth minute of the second half. A great pass from him allowed Bruno Henrique to redeem himself and open the scoring.

BH27 doubled the lead at the 16th minute, after a rebound from Gabriel.

He hadn’t scored since the 8-0 win over Vitória—the same game in which Lino shined.

Call the 🔟, he’ll solve it

Kaio Jorge reached 17 goals in the Brasileirão’s top scorer race earlier.

And Arrascaeta didn’t let his rival pull away.

Brought on at the ninth minute, he took a free kick with mastery to extend the lead (22’). 

Reaching his 16th goal in the Brasileirão. 

He reached 94 goals in the red-and-black shirt. Matching Doval’s mark, then the club’s top foreign scorer in history. 

The final stretch saw Flamengo maintain their intensity.

And Sport kept fighting.

One of Filipe Luís’s substitutes, Evertton Araújo, saw his yellow card turn to red after a VAR review—following a challenge on Ramon.

Which didn’t dampen the Rio side’s celebrations. 

📊 Standings and schedule 📅

Flamengo moved to 64 points after their 30th match.

Now they’ll be rooting against Palmeiras, who have 62 from 29 games and will visit Juventude this Sunday (2).

Sport, meanwhile, remain on 17 points and in last place after 30 games. That’s 16 points behind Santos, currently 16th.

Both teams will play again next Wednesday (5), for the 32nd round of the BR.

The Rio side will visit São Paulo at Vila Belmiro starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

Leão will host Juventude at Ilha. Kickoff at 7 p.m. (Brasília time).

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