He Flamengo tied without goals this Thursday against Cruzeiro in the Maracaná stadium and failed to distance itself from Palmeiras, his immediate persecutor in the twenty -sixth day of the Brazilian championship and that yesterday imposed himself. The opportunities for Filipe Luís team did not miss. He even had the unexpected advantage of having one more player during the last ten minutes of the match, when the referee expelled William side for double yellow.
Without being overcome by the numerical disadvantage, those of Leonardo Jardim resisted well to the Mengão pressure, which intensified during the last part of the duel, looking for a bit. The Colombian Jorge Carrascal and the Brazilian Samuel Lino gave several scares this Thursday to those of Belo Horizonte.
But despite the multiple arrivals to the goal of Cassio, the premises failed to organize themselves to end efficiently and take the three points they needed to expand advantage against the Verdão. In this way, Flamengo remains first with 55 points. Palmeiras accommodates behind, with 52, while Cruzeiro is third, with 51.
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With the tight podium, what differentiates them is the number of games played. In the twenty -sixth day of the league, Flamengo has 26 disputed, one more than the Palmeiras, while Cruzeiro has two more. The Palmeiras will recover one of those meetings on October 11 against Youth, which is in the descent zone. This Sunday, the Flamengo will visit Bay and Palmeiras will measure visitor forces against São Paulo for the twenty -seventh date of the Brazilian championship.
