Flamengo beat Sport, go top overnight, pile pressure on Palmeiras | OneFootball

Flamengo did their homework and defeated bottom-placed Sport 3-0 this Saturday, in the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship. Bruno Henrique (2) and Arrascaeta scored the goals for the home team at Maracanã Stadium.

Standings Situation

With the win, Flamengo reached 64 points and took the lead in the Brazilian Championship. However, the team can still be overtaken by Palmeiras, who have 62 and face Juventude this Sunday.

Sport, on the other hand, remains in an almost irreversible situation in the fight against relegation. At the bottom of the table, the team has only 19 points, 16 fewer than Santos, the first team outside the relegation zone.

Match Summary

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO 3 X 0 SPORT 🟡⚫

 Competition: Brazilian Championship (31st round)  Venue: Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)  Date: November 1, 2025 (Saturday)  Time: 9 p.m. (Brasília time)  Attendance: 67,598  Yellow cards: Ayrton Lucas, Bruno Henrique and Rossi (Flamengo); Gabriel and Pedro Augusto (Sport)  Red cards: Evertton Araújo (Flamengo)

Refereeing

Referee: Fernando Antônio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Filho (PA) Assistants: Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS) and Márcio Gleidson Correia Dias (PA) VAR: Rafael Traci (SC)

Goals

Bruno Henrique, 5′ of the 2nd half (Flamengo) Bruno Henrique, 14′ of the 1st half (Flamengo) Arrascaeta, 21′ of the 2nd half (Flamengo)

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO

Rossi, Emerson Royal, Danilo, Léo Pereira (João Victor) and Ayrton Lucas; Saul, De La Cruz (Evertton) and Carrascal (Luiz Araújo); Bruno Henrique (Juninho), Plata (Arrascaeta) and Samuel Lino. Coach: Filipe Luís.

🟡⚫ SPORT

Gabriel Vasconcelos, Aderlan, Lucas Kal, Ramon Menezes and Igor Cariús; Rivera, Sérgio Oliveira and Lucas Lima (Pedro Augusto); Romarinho (Barletta), Léo Pereira and Derik Lacerda (Pablo). Coach: César Lucena.

How was the match?

Flamengo almost opened the scoring at 14 minutes. After a series of passes in the box, the ball reached Bruno Henrique, but the striker shot over the crossbar. Then, it was Samuel Lino’s turn to make a good play and shoot at Gabriel.

In the second half, Flamengo kept up their offensive posture and were rewarded just five minutes in. Bruno Henrique was played into the box and shot with no chance for goalkeeper Gabriel.

Flamengo scored the second at 14 minutes. Danilo took advantage of a cross and headed for a save by Gabriel. On the rebound, Bruno Henrique was there to finish.

Shortly after replacing Plata, at 21 minutes into the second half, Arrascaeta took a free kick with style and sealed the score. Flamengo still had Evertton Araújo sent off after a hard foul on Ramon.

Flamengo’s next match

São Paulo vs Flamengo Competition: Brazilian Championship (32nd round) Date and time: November 5, 2025 (Wednesday), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)

Sport’s next match

Sport vs Juventude  Competition: Brazilian Championship (32nd round) Date and time: November 5, 2025 (Wednesday), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Ilha do Retiro, in Recife (PE)

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