Thanks to striker Bruno Henrique’s eye for goal, Flamengo managed a 1-1 draw with Atlético-MG, in a match played on Tuesday night (25) in Belo Horizonte, and put one hand on the Brazilian Championship trophy.
End of game in Minas. Atlético-MG 1-1 Flamengo.
📸: Adriano Fontes/CRF#EndOfGame pic.twitter.com/OLkmiq44xt
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) November 26, 2025
With the result achieved away from home and with Palmeiras’ stumble against Grêmio in Porto Alegre (with a 3-2 defeat), Rubro Negro da Gávea (which now has 75 points) opened up a five-point lead over the vice-leader with just two rounds remaining until the end of the competition.
In this way, the team led by coach Filipe Luís needs just one victory in their next match, against Ceará at the Maracanã stadium on December 3rd, to guarantee the victory of the Brazilian Championship. However, before seeking the title of the national competition, Flamengo will compete in the Copa Libertadores final against Palmeiras, starting at 6pm (Brasília time) next Saturday (29) at the Monumental Stadium, in Lima (Peru).
Important draw
Even in the face of an Atlético-MG clearly shaken by the loss of the Copa Sudamericana title, last Saturday (22) against Lanús (Argentina)the Gávea team did not have an easy time. This is because Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli set up a defensive line that denied space to Flamengo’s attack, which played with an alternative formation.
OH, IT’S BRUNO HENRIQUE! #lancedogame pic.twitter.com/y9UvwEhPT2
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) November 26, 2025
In addition to Galo’s tight defense, Rubro-Negro’s attack stopped in the face of good saves from goalkeeper Everson. The Minas Gerais team was betting on quick counterattacks to attack Filipe Luís’ team. And it was in this way, in the 33rd minute of the first half, that Galo opened the scoring. Dudu dribbled past Emerson Royal and crossed low to Bernard, who just saved the ball to beat Rossi.
After the break, with the intention of seeking victory, coach Filipe Luís began to field some starters. From then on, Flamengo took control of the match once and for all and counted on the decision-making power of two players who came off the bench to win the victory. In the 46th minute, defender Danilo raised the ball in the area and Bruno Henrique rose a lot to score with a header.
Defeat of Verdão
In Porto Alegre, Palmeiras came out ahead on the scoreboard, but ended up being defeated 3-2 by Grêmio. With a fully reserve team, Verdão opened the scoring in the 23rd minute of the first half with Facundo Torres heading in.
RACE, BREATH AND 3️⃣ POINTS! 🇪🇪 #Grêmio 3×2 Palmeiras
Rocked by thousands of voices in the stands, we played hard until the final whistle and, in turn, won the victory at home. Amuzu, Carlos Vinícius and Willian formed the lack of control tonight at the Arena! COME ON,… pic.twitter.com/Q0VLZYBEXQ— Grêmio FBPA (@Gremio) November 26, 2025
However, in the last play before the break, Tricolor equalized with a beautiful shot from striker Francis Amuzu. In the final stage, Grêmio increased its advantage with two goals from the penalty spot: the first by Carlos Vinícius (in the 15th minute) and the second by Willian (in the 39th minute).
Already in the 49th minute, defender Benedetti scored for Palmeiras, but the final victory was already for Grêmio.
