Pulgar, Gerson, Lucas and Pedro scored for the visitors and Jair scored the only local goal
flamenco thrashed this Monday by 1-4 to the Vasco da Gama in a classic carioca that closed the ninth day of the Brazilian Championship and that this time he paid tribute to striker Vinícius Júnior, who was present at the match.
Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar, Gerson, Ayrton Lucas and the gunner Pedro scored for Flamengo, while Jair, from a penalty, discounted for Vasco in the game 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 6.
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 used the experienced Chilean Arturo Vidal in the second half. For Vasco, led by coach Mauricio Barbieri, the Uruguayan José Luis Rodríguez, the Paraguayan Matías Galarza and the Argentine Luca Orellano were the starters.
One of the highlights of the Rio de Janeiro derby was the tribute received by the fans of both teams the striker of the Brazilian team and Real Madrid Vinicius Junior, 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”.
