The expected confrontation between Flamengo, leader of the Brazilian Championship, and Cruzeiro, who sought a victory that would allow him to stay in the runner-up of the classification, ended with a goalless draw, on Thursday night (2), at Maracanã stadium.
🕘 End of game with a draw on the scoreboard at Maracanã.
🔷 #Flaxcru | 0-0 | #Great Champion pic.twitter.com/zunoiawoye
– Cruise 🦊 (@cruzeiro) Octber 3, 2025
In this way, Gávea’s red-black remained at the tip of the classification, reaching the 55 points, but now with a three-point advantage over Palmeiras, who took over the ranking vice-leadership after defeating Vasco 3-0 last Wednesday (1). Already the fox fell to third position, with 52 points.
Faced with an audience of 72,565 people, Flamengo and Cruzeiro starred in a very busy confrontation. But the match of the match was the tactical and physical dedication of the players.
After a first half of few opportunities, Red-Black created its best chance to score 5 minutes into the second half. The Colombian Carrascal raised the Boal in the area to Samuel Lino, who headed with a lot of category for the great defense of goalkeeper Cássio. Already the fox was closer to opening the marker four minutes later, in a collective plot that culminated in the finalization of Matheus Pereira who stopped in the hands of Argentine goalkeeper Rossi.
Other results:
Vitória 1 x 0 Ceará
Fortaleza 0 x 2 Sao Paulo
