Flamengo hit seven and march into Cariocão quarter-finals | OneFootball

Flamengo broke their drought this Saturday (7) and thrashed Sampaio Corrêa-RJ at Maracanã in the Cariocão.

The result ended the Rubro-Negro’s streak of four consecutive setbacks and put the team into the state championship quarterfinals.

Pedro (2x), Bruno Henrique (2x), Samuel Lino, Everton Cebolinha, and the youngster Douglas Telles all found the net for Flamengo.

The start of the match was marked by a scare involving midfielder Alexandre, who felt unwell and collapsed on the field, suffering a seizure.

The Match

From the very first moments, Flamengo’s mission was clear: break through the visitors’ defensive wall at Maracanã.

They succeeded for the first time at the 15-minute mark, with a beautiful pass from Carrascal finding Pedro, who went one-on-one with the goalkeeper and put the ball in the net.

It was the striker’s first goal of 2026. And he quickly scored a second.

After a brilliant pass from Lucas Paquetá and an assist from Samuel Lino, Flamengo’s number 9 made it 2-0.

In stoppage time of the first half, Rodrigo Andrade scored Sampaio Corrêa’s only goal of the match, in one of the team’s rare attacks.

In the second half, the Rubro-Negro’s victory quickly turned into a rout.

At 12 minutes into the second half, shortly after coming on, Bruno Henrique extended the lead after another assist from Samuel Lino.

After setting up his teammates so many times, he finally had his moment as a scorer, finishing from inside the six-yard box.

Soon after, Everton Cebolinha scored the fifth goal with a header.

Filipe Luís took advantage of the rout to give opportunities to youngsters, and Douglas Telles seized the chance to make it 6-1.

In the final moments, Bruno Henrique wrapped things up by converting a penalty.

Concern on the Field

The match had a moment of great scare in the opening minutes.

At eight minutes in, Sampaio Corrêa-RJ’s midfielder Alexandre felt unwell and collapsed alone on the field, suffering a seizure.

The referee and players from both teams immediately called for medical attention and the match was stopped.

He left the field by ambulance and was taken to a hospital near Maracanã.

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