Flamengo went to Beira-Rio, this Sunday (17), and beat Internacional 3 x 1, for the 20th round of the Brasileirão 2025.
With a completely reserve team, thinking about the return match of the Libertadores round of 16, against the rubro-negros, next Wednesday (20), Colorado suffered its biggest defeat playing at home, this season.
Having nothing to do with this, Flamengo – which hadn’t scored three goals at Beira-Rio for 23 years – built the victory in 12 minutes.
After all, at six minutes, after a cross from Arrascaeta in the area, Varela adjusted with a header back, and Pedro took it first, crossed, to open the score.
Next, in a deadly counterattack, Pedro showed calm inside the area to finish taking Rochet off.
Still in the first half, Léo Pereira hit the bicycle and hit the Colorado post.
Inter’s best chance came at the beginning of the second half, in a bomb from Gustavo Prado that Rossi defended.
But there was no way. Arrascaeta took advantage of Inter’s wrong ball out and activated Gonzalo Plata, who made the third.
In the end, Borré discounted for Inter, in the small area, completing the cross from the left.
The goal had been annulled by the field referee, but was validated after VAR review.
With the two assists in the match, Arracaeta reached assist number 100 with Flamengo’s shirt.
He is the fourth highest “waiter” in rubro-negra history, behind only Adílio (102), Junior (152) and Zico (204).
Arrascaeta also became the one who gave the most assists in the history of the Brasileirão, with the same 77 as Marcelinho Carioca.
With the victory, Flamengo reached 43 points and remained isolated at the top of the Brasileirão.
Internacional remained with 24 points and in 12th place in the table.
The teams return to the field next Wednesday (20), again at Beira-Rio, for the return match of the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores.
As they won the first leg by 1 x 0, the cariocas can even draw and still advance to the quarterfinals. The gauchos need a two-goal advantage to move on.
For the Brasileirão, Colorado returns to the field next Saturday (23), when it visits Cruzeiro, at Mineirão, while Rubro-Negro hosts Vitória, at Maracanã, on Monday (25).
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