Flamengo beat Sport 5-1, on Saturday night (15) at Arena Pernambuco, and took the lead in the Brazilian Championship. Rubro-Negro managed to secure the top of the table because Palmeiras was defeated 1-0 at Vila Belmiro.
WIN THE BIRTHDAY MENGÃO! FLAMENGO DEFEATS SPORT 5-1, WITH GOALS FROM LUIZ ARAÚJO, JUNINHO, DOUGLAS, AYRTON AND BH!#GameEnd #SPTxFLA pic.twitter.com/mupeykX2H6
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) November 15, 2025
With the victory in the delayed match of the 12th round of the national competition, the Gávea team reached 71 points. Leão, which remained at the bottom of the table with just 17 points, had its relegation to Series B mathematically confirmed.
Despite ending the match with a victory, Flamengo started the match losing. In the 14th minute, striker Pablo opened the scoring. However, in the 35th minute, full-back Matheus Alexandre ended up being sent off due to an accumulation of yellow cards and Rubro-Negro took control of the actions. So, in the 40th minute, Luiz Araújo hit a beautiful shot to leave everything even.
IT VIBRATES. LA 🎯#lancedogame pic.twitter.com/XJozIw258w
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) November 15, 2025
And any possibility of Sport’s victory went out the window in the 41st minute, when defender Ramon Menezes also received his second yellow card in the match and was sent off. Thus, in the final stage the Gávea team had no difficulty imposing itself and scoring thanks to the goal-scoring skills of Juninho, Bruno Henrique, Ayrton Lucas and Douglas Telles.
Santos breathes
Those who closely followed Flamengo’s victory were Palmeiras, who, despite being full of absences, needed to beat Santos at Vila Belmiro to remain at the top of the Brazilian Championship. However, Verdão ended up defeated 1-0 in the delayed match of the 13th round of the competition.
END OF GAME AND VICTORY OF PEIXÃO! ⚪⚫
WITH A GOAL FROM ROLLHEISER, AT THE END, SANTOS BEATS PALMEIRAS 1-0 AT VILA BELMIRO. pic.twitter.com/xWqsjiVtTP
— Santos FC (@SantosFC) November 16, 2025
With the stumble in the classic, Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira’s team remained with 68 points, now in second place. For Peixe, the three points won at home represented a breather in the fight to escape relegation. Thanks to the victory, obtained with a goal from Argentine Rollhseirer in the 45th minute of the second half, Santos are now in 16th place, with 36 points.
