The return match will take place next Wednesday (7/8) and Flamengo can lose by up to one goal to advance to the next phase.
This Wednesday (31), the Flamengo received, in the MaracanãO Palm trees for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Brazil Cup 2024. On a night of very poor quality for Verdão, the red-black team did well and will take a generous advantage into the return game.
The game’s dynamics were established from the beginning, with Flamengo dominating possession and exchanging passes without much intervention from the green and whites. The home team acted a lot on the wings, with Arrascaeta It is Everton Onionwho left in the first half with pain in his thigh. In his place, Luiz Araujo took control of the left and gave Palmeiras’ defense some work to do. However, despite the efforts of Pedro, Varella and co., the scoreboard remained zero in the first 45 minutes.
Palmeiras continued to play very poor football in the second half, lacking offensive play and unable to keep the ball for long. And Mengão made good use of their night of little inspiration. At 12 minutes, Gerson He controlled the ball beautifully with his thigh and sent Luiz Araújo into the box. The winger crossed to Pedro who, under the goalposts, pushed it into the goal and opened the scoring.
After the goal, Verdão started to bite more and dominated the game. When the team came out of defense, Gustavo Gomez ended up making a bad pass and Pedro intercepted to set up the counterattack. The number 9 passed to From the Crosswho saw Luiz Araújo alone and left him free. The number 7 kicked across the goal, leaving Weverton with no chance.
Completely beaten, Verdão had no chance of at least reducing the score and returns with quite a headache to São Paulo. Check out some match data:
- Ball possession: Flamengo 57.3% x 42.7% Palmeiras
- Finalizations (accurate): Flamengo 17 (5); Palmeiras 2 (0)
- Fouls committed: Flamengo 14 x 23 Palmeiras
- Successful passes (%): Flamengo 475 (91.5%); Palmeiras 304 (87.4%)
The return match takes place next Wednesday (7/8) at Allianz Parkand Flamengo can lose by up to one goal to advance to the next stage. Before that, the red-black team visits São Paulo for the Brazilian Championshipwhile Palmeiras faces International.
Source: sportbuzz
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