With Pulgar and without Vidal: Flamengo wins the classic in Rio de Janeiro and qualifies for the Brazilian Cup

In the round of 16 second leg, Mengao beat Fluminense 2-0 and advanced to the next round of the tournament. Regarding the Chileans, the former Fiorentina was established, while King had no minutes.

This Thursday, the mythical Maracana stadium hosted a new version of the classic Fla-Flu the most representative duel of Rio de Janeiro, this time for the brazil cup . The Chilean Flamengo beat Fluminense 2-0, for the return of the knockout stages of the contest, and advanced to the phase. Erick Pulgar played the full 90 minutes, while Arturo Vidal stayed on the bench.

The first leg ended in a goalless draw. For the same reason, the rematch was going to define yes or yes, thinking of access to the quarterfinals of one of the most millionaire local championships in South America. Pulgar started in the center of Mengao’s midfield. Since Sampaoli’s arrival at the club, the former Galatasaray midfielder has had a bigger turnout. During, Vidal started on the substitutes’ bench, as well as other team heavyweights such as Éverton Ribeiro, Filipe Luís and Pedro. The king had no record.

The match started with a six minutes late. This happened due to the smoke from the flares, coming from the two bars, which darkened the whole Maracanã. Referee Raphael Claus had to wait for the smoke to clear and the view on the pitch to improve before starting the match.

Flamengo gave up control of the ball. He only recorded 30% of possession in the first half. Beyond the numbers, he had more shots on goal and found the opener. At 33 minutes, the Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta made it 1-0 for Rubro-Negro. This goal allowed him to qualify for the round of the eight best of the Cup.

In the second period, Fluminense led by Fernando Diniz went for the equality and kept control of the ball, facing a more cautious Fla to take care of the minimal advantage they had on the scoreboard. The fact is that Mengao didn’t suffer too much in defense either because Tricolor didn’t generate any concrete chances of danger in the gantry of Matheus Cunha. In the other goal, with 10 minutes remaining, Flamengo nearly made it 2-0 but Everton Cebolinha failed in an incredible fashion.

In injury time, the second for the Rio giants came through Gabriel Barbosa, connecting with his left foot after a biting shot from Everton. Gabigol ensured the classification of his team. With this, Fla wins again after two consecutive draws: 1-1 with Ñublense, for the Copa Libertadores, and 1-1 with Cruzeiro, for the Brasileirao.

The Chilean team advances to the quarter-finals and now the focus is on the other challenges. In the league they will face Vasco da Gama next Monday and on Thursday the 8th they will have a final for the Libertadores, hosting Racing at the Maracana. Yesterday, Eduardo Vargas’ Atlético Mineiro were eliminated at the hands of Corinthians.

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Source: Latercera

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