Mengao beat Gremio 1-0 in the second leg semi-final, closing a 3-0 aggregate, and accepted the definition of the title, which will be settled with Sao Paulo. Amid turbulent days in the Rubro-Negro, the Casildense could once again count on the former Fiorentina midfielder.
The last few weeks have been turbulent in the flamenco and especially for Jorge Sampaoli. A series of situations have significantly changed coach Casildense’s stay in charge of Mengao , the most popular painting in Brazil. However, he had good news this Wednesday evening. Fla qualified for the 2023 Brazilian Cup final. In the second leg of the semi-finals, the cariocas beat Gremio 1-0, at the Maracana.
The students of the former national coach had the cushion that meant the 2-0 victory in the first leg, in Porto Alegre. But they had to consolidate this advantage at home, with the latent scandal that broke out at the club: the fight between Guillermo Varela and Gerson, two members of the first team. This added to former PF Pablo Fernández’s assault on striker Pedro (which ended in a police complaint and the professional’s dismissal) and the Argentine coach’s own short circuit with Arturo Vidal, after King’s departure for Athletico Paranaense, in search of the minutes he did not have in Mengao.
Good news for national interests (and for the national team, by the way) is that Erick Pulgar reappeared. Overcoming an injury that kept him out of the field, the Antofagasta player started for Fla and was replaced after 77 minutes by Allan. The former Galatasaray had not played since July 5, against Athletico Paranaense, for the quarter-finals of the Cup.
The only goal of the engagement came in the second half, from the penalty spot. At the 74th minute, the Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaeta executes and beats the goalkeeper Gabriel Grando. With that, the aggregate score was a resounding 3-0 for Rubro-Negro, allowing classification at the next stage. This is Flamengo’s ninth final in the history of the Brazilian Cup, aspiring to the fivefold championship.
In 2022, Fla won the final against Corinthians, in a penalty shootout. It is the third most successful team in the Brazilian Cup, with four stars. He is two away from reaching the Cruzeiro record, the most champion.
The rival in the definition of the title will be Sao Paulo led by an old flamengo acquaintance: Dorival Júnior (with whom they won the Libertadores last year). The Habs Paulista, who hit the transfer market with the signing of James Rodríguez, turned the streak upside down with Corinthians. After the 1-2 draw in the first leg, they beat it today 2-0 and accepted the deciding match.
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