The fifth encounter between Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro in a Copa do Brasil edition began on the night of this Thursday (31).
And Galo came out victorious at the Maracanã, winning 1-0 in front of 64,681 attendees.
Cuello scored the goal in the first leg of the Round of 16 after a mistake by Léo Pereira in a match full of debuts.
Excitement already in the 1st Half
The opening minutes saw a missed chance by Hulk and a penalty appeal.
Flamengo went into halftime with more possession and volume of play.
But they couldn’t be lethal inside the opponent’s box.
Evertton Araújo hit the crossbar. And Everson frustrated Plata’s good attempt.
Meanwhile, Galo – who managed to contain the red-and-black’s momentum – posed real danger with Hulk in the final minutes.
Error, debuts, and attempts
Filipe Luís bet on the debut of Samu Lino, as well as the return of Ayrton Lucas and the speed of Wallace Yan.
Flamengo had more of the ball. But they couldn’t create real danger against a Galo side that managed to attack.
And opened the scoring by pressing the red-and-black’s build-up and capitalizing on a mistake by Léo Pereira, which Cuello did not forgive (20′).
The rest of the second half saw three more debuts: Alexsander for Galo and Emerson Royal and Saúl for Flamengo.
The expected pressure from Filipe Luís’ team came, pushing Atlético back.
Samu Lino almost scored in the 39th minute after getting past Lyanco, but was denied by Everson.
The former Atlético de Madrid striker even scored in the 50th, but it was ruled offside.
Atlético held on and will reach the quarterfinals if they aren’t breached in BH.
The return leg will be next Wednesday (6th), with Arena MRV as the stage.
Atlético will have the advantage of a draw in front of their fans.
Flamengo, on the other hand, will need to win by two goals to advance in regular time.
A win by one goal will take the decision to penalties.
Both teams will play again on Sunday (3rd), for the 18th round of the Brasileirão.
The Red-and-Black will head to Arena Castelão to face Ceará.
And Galo will face Red Bull Bragantino in BH.
Photo: Pedro Souza / Atlético
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