Flamengo defeated Corinthians at Maracanã with a solid performance, highlighting young Lorran, who scored 1 goal and provided an assist.
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Flamengo 2×0 Corinthians
Flamengo lined up with: Rossi, Varela, Fabricio Bruno, Léo Pereira, and Ayrton Lucas; Allan, De La Cruz (Victor Hugo), Gerson, and Lorran (Léo Ortiz); Everton Cebolinha (Luiz Araújo) and Pedro (Gabigol).
Meanwhile, Corinthians started the match with: Carlos Miguel, Félix Torres, Gustavo Henrique, and Cacá (Igor Coronado); Fagner (Leo Maná), Paulinho (Yuri Alberto), Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro (Guilherme Biro), and Hugo; Wesley and Romero (Gustavo Mosquito).
Corinthians began the match threateningly. At 3 minutes, Fagner took a close corner, Paulinho deflected at the near post, and Rossi made the save. On the rebound, Cacá shot from the small area but missed.
At 4 minutes, De La Cruz took a short corner, received it back, and crossed into the box. Léo Pereira headed unmarked but wide.
At 7 minutes, Ayrton Lucas crossed into the box, Félix Torres deflected into his own goal, and Carlos Miguel sent it out for a corner.
At 16 minutes, Everton Cebolinha advanced freely and attempted a shot saved by Carlos Miguel.
Flamengo opened the scoring at 19 minutes. Lorran found Pedro in the box, who skillfully dribbled past Félix Torres and slotted home past Carlos Miguel.
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At 24 minutes, Everton Cebolinha advanced freely from midfield and struck a placed shot from outside the box. Carlos Miguel made a good save.
In the 57th minute, Garro took a free-kick, Yuri Alberto headed it, and Rossi saved. On the rebound, Félix Torres tried a header, and the ball fell to Cacá, who unleashed a shot from the small area, but Rossi made a spectacular save.
Flamengo extended their lead in the 62nd minute. Lorran dispossessed Cacá in the attacking half, Gerson advanced and passed it back for the midfielder to curl a left-footed shot and score Flamengo’s second goal.
Photo: Flamengo’s Official Website
Flamengo dominated Corinthians and displayed excellent football, providing confidence for the rest of the season.
Palmeiras 0x2 Athletico-PR
League leaders Athletico-PR surprised and defeated Palmeiras at Arena Barueri.
Raphael Veiga was denied by Bento from a penalty kick in the 50th minute of the first half.
Pablo opened the scoring for Furacão in the 54th minute of the first half from a deflected free-kick.
In the second half, Gustavo Gómez scored an own goal in the 59th minute.
Athletico-PR scored another through Canobbio in the 75th minute. However, the goal was disallowed as the Uruguayan was in an offside position.
Atlético-GO 0x1 Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro defeated Atlético-GO at Estádio Antonio Accioly with a beautiful goal by Matheus Pereira in the second half.
Fortaleza 1×1 Botafogo
Fortaleza and Botafogo drew at Castelão.
Pochettino opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Danilo Barbosa equalized in the 41st minute.
Vasco 2×1 Vitória
Vasco defeated Vitória at São Januário with two assists from Payet.
Maicon opened the scoring, Vegetti doubled the lead, and Yuri Castilho scored for Leão da Barra.
Bahia 1×0 Bragantino
Bahia continued their good form in the league with a 1-0 victory over Bragantino at Fonte Nova.
The goal was scored by Thaciano, and Bahia is now the second-placed team in Brasileirão.
São Paulo 2×1 Fluminense
In the final match of the round, São Paulo came from behind to defeat Fluminense.
Tricolor das Laranjeiras opened the scoring through Kauã Elias, who passed to Keno, whose shot was deflected by Rafael, hitting Igor Vinícius and going into the net.
Juan took advantage of Fábio’s mistake and passed to Bobadilla to equalize.
In the second half, Arboleda scored after a corner, securing the victory for Tricolor Paulista.
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Written by Henry Miller.
