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In a Comeback, Flamengo Secures Victory with Goals from Arrascaeta and Luiz Araújo

With Palmeiras and Cruzeiro slipping up this round, expectations were high for a Flamengo win to pull ahead in the lead of the Brasileirão. And it came this Sunday (28), in a comeback, by 2-1 against Corinthians at the Neo Química Arena, for the 25th round of the championship.

With this result, Flamengo jumped to 54 points, ahead of Cruzeiro's 50 and Palmeiras' 49. In the match against Corinthians, Yuri Alberto opened the scoring, but Arrascaeta equalized and Luiz Araújo, at the end, managed to secure all three points for the Rubro-Negro!

HOW WAS THE FIRST HALF?

With the support of their fans, Corinthians pressed forward from the opening minutes. Lost on the pitch, Flamengo almost conceded an early goal. At the ten-minute mark, Yuri Alberto received a through ball and shot with his left foot, hitting the post. On the rebound, referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio awarded a penalty.

For the penalty, Yuri Alberto attempted a chip shot, but Rossi, seated, made the save. During the celebration, the Argentine shouted “not here” right in the face of the Corinthians striker. Despite the scare, Flamengo didn’t wake up. At 17′, Maycon fired a dangerous shot, the ball passing close to Mengão’s post.

It was all Corinthians! At 24 minutes, Yuri Alberto found himself one-on-one with Rossi again, and once more the Argentine stopped the number 9 with a brave charge off his line. At this stage of the match, the São Paulo side had seven shots to zero for Mengo.

At 29 minutes, Gustavo Henrique, a former Flamengo player, forced Rossi to make a save after a corner kick. Listless, the Rubro-Negro had their first shot only at 41′, with De La Cruz, who mishit the ball and didn’t trouble Hugo Souza. At 43′, there was finally some danger.

Arrascaeta received from Samuel Lino in the box and unleashed a left-footed rocket, but the ball went over the goal. Moments later, the winger received from Carrascal and found himself one-on-one with Hugo Souza, but João Pedro pulled off a spectacular block to save Corinthians. In the last five minutes of the half, Flamengo finally woke up in the game.

HOW WAS THE SECOND HALF?

At halftime, Filipe Luís made two changes, taking off Léo Pereira and Viña, bringing on Danilo and Alex Sandro. Unlike the first half, Flamengo came out switched on in the second and had a shot after just 40 seconds, with Carrascal.

But the player who failed so much in the first 45′ redeemed himself in the second half. After a long ball, Yuri Alberto beat Léo Ortiz, finished across goal, and opened the scoring before two minutes had passed. However, the response was quick. At nine minutes, Arrascaeta leveled the score, taking advantage of an assist from Carrascal. The goal allowed the number 10 to surpass his stats from the magical year of 2019.

The Flamengo comeback almost came at 13 minutes. After a scramble in the box, the ball fell perfectly for Carrascal on the penalty spot, but he shot wide. The second half belonged to Mengão! At 22′, Bruno Henrique crossed from the right, and João Pedro prevented a certain goal from Arrascaeta in the six-yard box with a subtle deflection.

The Flamengo goal was coming. At 29 minutes, Carrascal took a corner into the box, and Arrascaeta, with a volley, missed a good chance, sending it over Hugo’s goal. However, it was Vitinho, a former Flamengo player who came on in the second half, who almost scored, but Rossi pushed it out for a corner.

But the star of the second half would become the star of the match. The provider of the first goal, Carrascal set up Luiz Araújo perfectly to complete the comeback. The number 7, who came on late in the second half, struck a precise shot into the corner, securing three points for the league leaders.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Top of the Brasileirão, Flamengo faces second-placed Cruzeiro on Thursday (02) at the Maracanã. The match kicks off at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 26th round. Whenever Mengão is on the pitch, there’s full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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