Flamengo took the lead against Vasco in the first leg of the Carioca Championship semifinals; classic had bizarre mistakes and a great goal from Arrascaeta
O Flamengo hit the Basque and managed to open advantage in the semifinal of the Cariocão 2023. The two teams faced each other at Maracanã during the night of last Monday, the 13th, and the one who won was the team from Victor Pereira. After losing two consecutive matches, Fla tried to get rid of the bad phase and secured a 3-2 victory. Giorgian of Arrascaetawho scored a beautiful goal and was one of the main names in the match.
But the history of the classic did not start with Flamengo in front of the scoreboard, on the contrary. The chaotic scenario experienced by Vítor Pereira’s team caused Rodrigo Caio to fail at the beginning of the first half. The defender curled up with the ball inside the penalty area and it landed at the feet of Gabriel Pec. He landed a great shot and put the Hill Giant in front.
While Flamengo fans were already preparing for a possible negative result, Arrascaeta appeared and changed the story of the game. That’s because, after Vasco’s defenders pushed the cross away, the ball landed at the Uruguayan’s feet. The midfielder hit first and hit a beautiful shot to score a goal and leave everything the same. A few minutes after the tie, Fla was still going to turn the match around with Pedro.
The Flamengo striker took advantage of a bizarre error by Capasso inside the penalty area, stole the ball and finished with precision to make it 2-1. Mauricio Barbieri’s team came back determined to draw and managed. Alex Teixeira received a great cross and put his head on the ball to make it 2-2.
After the tie, Cruzmaltino still had chances to score more goals, but so did Flamengo and Vítor Pereira’s team knew how to make better use of the chances created. To give you an idea, the winning goal for Flamengo came from a perfect free kick, which ended up in the head of Fabricio Bruno. The defender just deviated and ended the fast of two consecutive defeats for the red-black in the 2023 season.
With the 3-2 score, Vasco will now need to beat Flamengo in the return game to qualify, while the Red-Black team can even hold a draw that will advance to the next phase. Both will face off again next Sunday, the 19th, at the Maracanã stadium, at 4 pm (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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