Coluna do Fla
·11. August 2025
Cruzeiro boost Flamengo, Grêmio embarrassed: 2025 Brasileirão table

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·11. August 2025
Nine of the ten games of the last round of the first round of the Brasileirão have already been played. This Sunday (10), four of them stirred up the competition, with the highlight being the vice-leader Cruzeiro, who took a comeback at home to Santos and helped Flamengo. In addition, Sport finally won their first game in the competition, against Grêmio.
Competition table provided by Superscore
SATURDAY (09) Flamengo 2×1 Mirassol São Paulo 2×0 Vitória Bragantino 1×3 Internacional Fortaleza 0x5 Botafogo Bahia 3×3 Fluminense SUNDAY (10) Vasco 1×1 Atlético-MG Palmeiras 2×1 Ceará Cruzeiro 1×2 Santos Grêmio 0x1 Sport MONDAY (11) Juventude x Corinthians – 20h (Brasília time)
Two games caught the attention of Flamengo fans. At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras struggled but beat Ceará 2-1, coming from behind. The result outraged the Fortaleza team, who complained about the dubious penalty awarded to Abel Ferreira's team. In addition, the visiting team had a goal disallowed at the end, with VAR lines noting a millimeter offside, which was also the target of outrage. With the score, Palmeiras jumped to 36 points, four behind Flamengo.
If the comeback in São Paulo wasn't good for Flamengo, the comeback at Mineirão was satisfactory. After all, vice-leader Cruzeiro opened the scoring with Fabrício Bruno, ex-Mengão, and took goals from Guilherme and Caballero. Thus, the Minas Gerais team, who could finish the round tied with the most beloved, remain three points behind and with one more game.
After 17 games (note: the team has two games less), Sport finally achieved their first victory in the Brasileirão. Playing away from home, the Recife team beat Grêmio, led by Mano Menezes, 1-0. Thus, the Gauchos achieved the feat of being the first team to lose to the Pernambucanos. Now, the Ilha do Retiro club has one win, six draws, and ten defeats.
Finally, at São Januário, a 1-1 draw between Vasco and Atlético-MG. The Minas Gerais team took the lead with Gabriel Menino, who scored the fastest goal of the Brasileirão 2025, with just 38 seconds. However, the rival equalized, with Vegetti, on a penalty kick.
Now, the Brasileirão will have a one-week break. This is because continental tournament games will take place on Tuesday (12), Wednesday (13), and Thursday (14). Flamengo, for example, will face Internacional at Maracanã, in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores da América.
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