In a record game by Gabigol, Flamengo still had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Matheus Cunha to beat Fortaleza in the Brasileirão
O Flamengo won the Strength by 2-0 on the night of this Saturday, 01, at Maracanã, for the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. At the start of the first half, the goalkeeper Matheus Cunha saved a penalty to prevent Leão do Pici from opening the scoring. Gabigolwhich reached 150 goals for the red-negro, and Arrascaeta guaranteed the result.
With the result, Fla reached 25 points and assumed the vice-leadership of the Brasileirão leaderboard. The team is five points behind the leader Botafogowhich faces the Basque following the round. Tricolor, on the other hand, parked at 20 points and occupies ninth place.
The teams return to the field for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship next weekend. On Saturday, the 8th, at 9 pm (Brasília time), Flamengo will visit Palmeiras, at Allianz Parque. Fortaleza ends the round against Athletico-PR, at home, on Sunday, 09, at 18:30.
Gabigol’s record
With the ball in the net this Saturday, Gabigol reached goal number 150 with Flamengo’s shirt. The striker arrived at the club in 2019, and scored the first goal after six games. That season, he scored 43 goals.
The game
In Fortaleza’s first arrival, at nine minutes, Thiago Galhardo started the move with Yago Pikachu, who played for Lucero. The Argentine was brought down inside the area by Thiago Maia, and the referee awarded the penalty. Pikachu went for the kick, and goalkeeper Matheus Cunha defended.
The penalty save set the fans on fire at Maracanã and Flamengo grew in the game. At 14 minutes, Gabigol opened the scoring for the red-black. After crossing Arrascaeta’s trivela, the number 10 won the split with Tinga and completed for the goal: 1 to 0. The striker asked for a replacement after feeling pain and gave way to Pedro.
At 18 minutes, Arrascaeta extended the advantage of the red-black. On the move, Ayrton Lucas carried the ball to the bottom line and launched it into the area. The ball bounced off Brítez and the midfielder sent a bomb: 2-0.
Source: sportbuzz
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