He flamenco thrashed this Monday 1-4 at Vasco da Gama in a ‘classic’ from Rio de Janeiro that closed the ninth day of the Brazilian Championship and that this time paid tribute to the striker of the Real Madrid Vinicius Juniorwho was present at the match.
Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar, Gerson, Ayrton Lucas and striker Pedro scored for Flamnengo, while Jair, from a penalty, discounted for Vasco in the match that closed the ninth day of the Brazilian Soccer Championship.
With the victory, Flamengo moved up to fifth position, with 16 points and five behind leaders Botafogo, while Vasco remained in the relegation zone, but now dropped to the penultimate position of the tournament with six points.
At Flamengo, who officiated as a visitor in their own stadium, due to the fact that Vasco da Gama decided to play at home in the Maracanã for a higher collection, the Uruguayan creative Giorgian de Arrascaeta also acted as starter. The Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli made use of the former Barça player Arturo Vidal in the second half. The Uruguayan José Luis Rodríguez, the Paraguayan Matías Galarza and the Argentine Luca Orellano started for Vasco led by coach Mauricio Barbieri.
Vinicius appreciates the support
One of the highlights of the Rio de Janeiro derby was the tribute received by the fans of both teams to the forward of the Brazilian team and Real Madrid Vinícius Júnior, a repeated victim of racial offenses in Spain. Vinícius Jr, who was at the match accompanying Flamengo, his former club in Brazil, thanked both fans for the gesture of both fans in a few quick statements to the TV Globo channel, which motivate him to continue “in the fight and in the others that are come”.
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