In a busy duel on Sunday afternoon (18) at Maracanã, Fluminense got the better and ended Flamengo’s 19-game unbeaten run by beating the rival 2-1. The one of the Brazilian Championship when surpassing in the table the own Rubro-Negro and Internacional, who plays this Monday (19). The team from Laranjeiras, a neighborhood in the south of Rio, now has 48 points. Flamengo is parked at 45 and may even lose more positions if Corinthians and Athletico Paranaense win in the 27th round.
At the @maracanaHe gave @FluminenseFC! Big win in the carioca classic! #ThePowerRings @PrimeVideoBR pic.twitter.com/ehkaxcWp30
— Brasileirão Assaí (@Brasileirao) September 18, 2022
The game started hot, with expulsion after just five minutes. David Braz took the red card even though he was on the Fluminense bench, for insisting on complaints. On the field, Flamengo established control of offensive actions from the beginning, although Fluminense had greater possession. The first big chance came with Thiago Maia, who took a shot at the edge of the area and kicked hard. The ball passed the left post of goalkeeper Fábio, from Tricolor.
Shirt 12, by the way, began to show that he was inspired shortly afterwards. Pedro made a beautiful shot for Arrascaeta, who appeared in front of the goal. He finished with his left leg and, also with his left leg, the tricolor archer made an important save, putting it to a corner.
Fábio appeared very well again in the 37th minute. Flamengo squeezed the tricolor ball out and stole it inside the opposing area. João Gomes received and seemed to have the whole goal at his disposal, but Fábio flew in another impressive intervention.
At the end of the first half, a controversial move resulted in the opening of the scoreboard. Matheus Martins received on the left and kicked weakly for Santos’ defense, who rebounded. He shared with striker German Cano, who hit him in the face and fell to the ground complaining of the shock. The referee gave a penalty. Ganso charged with category and scored.
In the second half, Rubro-Negro intensified the pressure and Fábio continued to stand out. At 11, on the left, Arrascaeta pulled to the middle and finished placed. The tricolor goalkeeper went to get it again. Ten minutes later, another meeting between the two and another defense by Fábio.
AND THAT GOAL FROM NATHAN! ??? pic.twitter.com/f9uEXxuc0b
— Fluminense FC (@FluminenseFC) September 18, 2022
At 30, Fluminense had a momentary relief. Goose took a quick free-kick. After Martinelli’s move, Nathan appeared free to head in and widen.
However, at 39, Gabigol took advantage of Fábio’s only hesitation in the match to decrease. He left the goal badly in a cross, Arrascaeta deflected it into the area and shirt 9 scored.
Soon after, the nerves on edge resulted in four expulsions, two in each team: Marinho and Everton Cebolinha received the red for Flamengo and Manoel and Caio Paulista for Tricolor. Ten minutes were added to the end of regulation time, which served as more opportunities for red-black pressure, but the score did not change.
In the next round, on the 28th, Fluminense hosts Juventude, at Maracanã, while Flamengo visits Fortaleza.
São Paulo wins and leaves Ceará behind
In Ceará’s capital, Ceará and São Paulo entered the field with identical campaigns (31 points and six victories). However, nothing went right for Vozão and everything went well for Tricolor Paulista at Castelão. 2-0 win. At 22 minutes, Calleri, with a header, opened the scoring for São Paulo after Patrick’s cross from the left. Still in the first half, Luiz Otávio took down the Argentine forward, in a move initially marked as a penalty for the São Paulo team, with a yellow card for the opposing defender. However, after a VAR review, the call was changed to a foul outside the area and the yellow card turned red.
⚽️ First goal with our shirt!
Afternoon of brothers at Castelão! ??#VamosSãoPaulo ?? pic.twitter.com/J4oRpvRjQB
— Sao Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) September 18, 2022
With one less, Ceará was brave in seeking to pressure São Paulo. But in the second stage, he couldn’t bear to play with two less, since Zé Roberto was also expelled for violent entry into Diego Costa. In stoppage time, Bustos scored and gave final numbers to the match.
São Paulo went to 34 points, opening six to the relegation zone. Ceará has 31. In the next round, Tricolor receives Avaí, on Sunday (25), while Ceará visits Coritiba three days later.
Bragantino 1 x 1 Goiás
On Sunday morning (18), Bragantino and Goiás drew 1-1 in Bragança Paulista (SP). Massa Bruta opened the scoring in the 27th minute of the first half, when Léo Ortiz stole the ball in the middle and crossed for Alerrandro to complete. The tie for Goiás came at the beginning of the second half. Pedro Raúl took a penalty and equalized, marking his 15th in the competition and equaling Cano, from Fluminense, as top scorer in the championship.
With the result, Esmeraldino went to 37 points, momentarily occupying the eighth position. The team’s next duel is against Botafogo, in Goiânia, on the 28th. On the same day, Bragantino, 12th place with 34 points, visits Internacional.
One goal and one point for each side. It was like this between @RedBullBraga and @goiasoficial… #ThePowerRings @primevideobr pic.twitter.com/LDKAEQt0Vl
— Brasileirão Assaí (@Brasileirao) September 18, 2022
