Flamengo beat Remo, go top and pile pressure on Palmeiras

Flamengo beat Remo, go top and pile pressure on Palmeiras Flamengo beat Remo 1-0 this Sunday (6) at Mangueirão and moved into first place in the Brasileirão standings — at least for now. Samuel Lino scored the decisive goal. Fla reached 54 points. Palmeiras have 52, but will face Botafogo later today at 6:30 p.m. in Rio de Janeiro. If Palmeiras lose or draw, Flamengo will finish Matchday 26 as LEADERS. Upcoming matches 🗓️ Flamengo will now turn their attention to the Copa Libertadores. The club will face Independiente del Valle at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday (10) in Ecuador. Their next Brasileirão match will be against Corinthians. The Matchday 27 clash is scheduled for next Sunday (13) at 5:30 p.m. at the Maracanã. Remo, meanwhile, will have a full week to prepare. The team will return to action against Bahia on the 14th, a Monday, at 8 p.m. at Arena Fonte Nova. First half 🔍 In the first half, Flamengo controlled the game, with 75% possession and nine shots (compared to just three from the team from Pará). However, the Rubro-Negro created little danger. In fact, Remo had the best chance, with a header from Taliari. Rossi made the save. Second half 😱 Flamengo came back stronger, and the match heated up in the second half. First, Marcelo Rangel pulled off a MIRACLE to deny Pedro. In the 19th minute, there was no stopping it. Samuel Lino received the ball from Arrascaeta and fired a low cross-shot to score the decisive goal. It was his ninth goal in this Brasileirão season. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.