Fla turn it round against Santos as Paquetá seals it | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Flamengo beat Santos 3-1 at the Maracanã. In the 48th minute Lautaro Diaz drove the Peixe ahead with a strike from outside the box on the break. After Léo Ortiz had a goal ruled out by VAR for offside (57.), Fla levelled through Pedro (64.), Jorginho put them ahead from the spot (71.) and Lucas Paquetá curled in a late third (89.). Mengão controlled play with 63.4% possession and registered 19 attempts. Fla climb from seventh to fifth and visit Cusco in the Libertadores next, while the Peixe drop from 13th to 16th and travel to Dep. Cuenca in the Sudamericana.

Player of the Match: Paquetá came off the bench to settle the game with a late curler and completed 18 of 23 passes, including six in the final third.

Stat of the Match: Jorginho completed 76 of 81 passes, dictating the tempo as Fla took control after the hour.

Three Things We Learned: Guillermo Varela powered Mengão's right flank, producing 22 successful final third passes and winning 10 possessions. Lautaro Diaz was the Alvinegro Praiano's chief outlet with three shots as they mustered 17 attempts. Fla's bench made the difference, with Paquetá scoring and Gonzalo Plata also striking the woodwork late on.