Flamengo make Rio Grande do Sul home, historic first in 2025 | OneFootball

Rio Grande do Sul has become Flamengo's second home

Besides the Carioca title against Fluminense, Flamengo can consider itself the champion of the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2025. This Sunday (14), Filipe Luís's team defeated Juventude 2-0 in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. With this result, Mengão achieved an unprecedented feat in the club's history.

This is because, with the victory against Juventude, Flamengo maintained a 100% success rate in Rio Grande do Sul in 2025. In the season, Mengão achieved four wins in four matches. Internacional, in particular, was the biggest victim of the Most Beloved, as they were defeated in the Brasileirão and the Libertadores.

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How was the Flamengo vs. Juventude match?

The first minutes of the match between Flamengo and Juventude were very studied, with Mengão taking more initiative. Thus, the Rubro-Negro opened the scoring at 31 minutes of the first half, with Arrascaeta, after a spectacular cross from Saúl. With this, Mengão went into the break with a 'simple' lead on the scoreboard.

In the second half, Flamengo controlled the result and did not pose much threat to the goal defended by Jandrei. Trailing on the scoreboard, Juventude took control of ball possession but failed to create real opportunities to tie the match. However, at 42 minutes, Mengão extended the lead with Emerson Royal, after a cross from Carrascal.

What is Mengão's next match?

Flamengo now starts to focus on the next commitment of the season. This Thursday (18), Mengão faces Estudiantes (ARG) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Maracanã, for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Libertadores. As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla brings the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, the website, and social media.

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