Flamengo overcomes Cuiabá at Maracanã and ends a sequence of three defeats in the Brazilian Championship; rubro-negro suffered with injuries in the first half
On a night marred by injuries, the Flamengo won the cuiabá 2-0 this Wednesday, 15th, at Maracanã, for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship. Ayrton Lucas and gabigolone in each stage, ensured the victory of the red-black, which ended the sequence of three defeats in the national competition.
With the result, Fla reached 15 points, rose to tenth place in the table and distanced itself from the Z-4. The team is three points away from Sao Paulowhich closes the G-4 and faces the Botafogo following the round. Cuiabá, on the other hand, parked at 12 points and maintained the 18th position.
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The teams return to the field next weekend for the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. Cuiabá opens the round against Ceará, on Saturday, 18th, at 19h (from Brasília), at Arena Pantanal. On Sunday, at 4 pm (GMT), Flamengo will go to Mineirão to face the Atlético-MG.
THE GAME
Flamengo needed just six minutes to open the scoring. With the ball on the left, Ayrton Lucas made the good individual move and made the cross to the area, with no chance for Walter: 1 to 0. At 19, Arrascaeta showed Fla’s dominance and sent a ball on the post in header after a cross by Gabigol.
In the 13th minute, David Luiz took his hand to his thigh and had to be replaced by Léo Pereira. With an advantage on the scoreboard, Fla lived the drama of injuries in the first stage. In the 24th minute, Bruno Henrique felt his right knee, cried on the edge of the lawn and gave way to Vitinho.
In the 40th minute, Gabigol came to swing the net for the second time for Flamengo, but the bid was annulled for offside. The forward received the ball from Arrascaeta in an irregular position.
END OF GAME AT MARACANÃ! Mengão beat Cuiabá 2-0, for the Brasileirão, with goals from Ayrton Lucas and Gabigol! #CRF #VamosFlamengo pic.twitter.com/YCSv2XmwI9
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) June 16, 2022
Flamengo was more dangerous in the second stage, but accumulated wasted chances. In the main move, in the 30th minute, Everton Ribeiro hit the crossbar after Vitinho’s launch. Three minutes later, Gabigol widened. After a play between Arrascaeta and Vitinho, shirt 9 kept the ball and completed: 2 to 0.
Source: sportbuzz
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