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Flamengo recovered from their Libertadores defeat and reached the top of the Brasileirão-2025 – at least momentarily.
Thanks to two goals from Arrascaeta, the Rubro-Negro defeated Grêmio 2-0 on Sunday (13).
Playing at the Arena for the third round of the competition.
Increasing the pressure on Gustavo Quinteros’ work at Tricolor gaúcho.
Arrascaeta scores and attempts
Flamengo took the lead just three minutes in after an error by Edenilson and Arrascaeta’s skill (3′).
Grêmio struggled, facing a rival with over 70% possession of the ball.
But grew in production as the minutes passed. They complained about a penalty – the VAR indicated that the ball hit Gerson’s chest – and tried to launch a good attack. Only without success.
Another fatal error at the Arena
Under-pressure Gustavo Quinteros didn’t make any changes. But his players returned well from the interval.
However, Grêmio continued to fail to create a real scoring chance.
And made many mistakes. It was after another mistake that Arrascaeta scored another (67′). He had plenty of freedom and scored his 78th goal with the Rubro-Negro shirt.
He became the second-highest foreign scorer in Flamengo’s history, only surpassed by Argentine Doval, with 94 goals.
The new substitutions made by Quinteros had no effect.
Grêmio only posed a threat in the final stretch, with Alysson.
Meanwhile, Filipe Luís renewed the team’s energy in the middle and speed up front to celebrate the three points.
📊 Table and schedule 📅
Flamengo reached seven points. They await the rest of the round to see if they’ll stay in the lead.
Grêmio remains with three points. Check the updated BR classification here.
Both teams will play again on Wednesday (16) in the Brasileirão.
Tricolor will travel to Mirassol to face the home team at Maião.
And Rubro-Negro will host Juventude at Maracanã.
Photo: Adriano Fontes/Flamengo
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