He Flamengo beat 3-0 this Saturday Bragantino at the Maracaná in Rio de Janeiro and extended its lead in the Brazilian Championship to four points, after the tepid goalless draw that the Palmeiras lost at home against Fluminense. One week before the final of the Copa Libertadores, the Rio team had a hard time opening the scoring, but finally won with three goals in a period of 22 minutes in the second half, transformed by Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Jorginho, from a penalty, and Bruno Henrique.
The team led by Filipe Luís forgot like this the painful 2-1 defeat last day against Fluminensewho today got a creditable point on the court of a discreet Palmeiras team in the middle of a scoring drought. Palmeiras had everything to win in front of their fans, but they ran into a very serious Fluminense that could have taken the victory if a dry shot by Uruguayan Agustín Canobbio had not hit the post and crossed the goal line.
The green and white squad was erratic in passing and thick in attack. Vitor Roque, former player of FC Barcelona and Real Betis, was willing, but today he was denied in front of goal. And the worst fact: he has already gone three games without scoring, with one week left before he plays the final of the Libertadores, precisely against Flamengo, at the Monumental in Lima. However, before that big decision, the two teams will play again next Tuesday in the 36th matchday of the Brazilian League.
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Flamengo will visit the field of Atlético Mineiro, which has just lost the final of the Copa Sudamericana in the penalty shootout against Lanús, while Palmeiras will travel to Porto Alegre to face Gremio. The team from Rio de Janeiro, which has 74 points in 35 games, four more than Palmeiras, is already doing the math to lift the title. If they beat Mineiro and the São Paulo team loses, they will be proclaimed champion.
