Gabigol shines, and Flamengo wins Universidad Católica in Libertadores

With the shine of shirt nine, Flamengo overcame the Chilean rival in the third round of the group stage and isolated himself in the leadership of the group

On Thursday night, the 28th, the Flamengo entered the field to play in the third round of the Libertadores group stage. To try to maintain their unbeaten record, the team from Rio de Janeiro faced the Catholic Universityof Chileand had the talent of gabigolwho became the second highest Brazilian scorer in the competition [com 26 gols]to win 3-2.

Right at the beginning of the first half, Rubro-Negro swung the nets. At seven minutes, Gabigol received a beautiful pass from Bruno Henrique and put it in the corner. 1 to 0. At 15, Universidad Católica gave the answer and tied. After trying to cut play inside the area, island scored against and left everything the same in the match. 1 to 1.

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Undaunted by the goal conceded, Flamengo continued to improve in the match and returned to take danger in the attacking field. at 22, arrascaeta almost left his. Already at 34, Bruno Henrique took off at speed on the side of the field and found Gabigol, who only sent him to the back of the net. 2 to 1. At 44, Cuevas almost didn’t equalize. Interval!

On the return to the second half, Universidad Católica started to pressure the Brazilian team to seek a tie in the match. At 11 minutes, Filipe Luís missed the ball out and almost complicated the teammates. Soon after, Cuevas risked a submission, but sent it away from the carioca goal. Pressure from the homeowners!

Flamengo reached nine points in Libertadores (Credit: GettyImages)

Despite the enormous pressure, Flamengo knew how to defend itself and push the numerous crosses into the area. In addition, the team still did well in attack. At 39, Marine took off and went to Lazarus, who hit the goalkeeper’s exit and sent it straight into the angle. 3 to 1. Already at 48, Pablo tried to cut submission and scored against. 3 to 2. End of story!


Source: sportbuzz

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