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Flamengo faces Grêmio this Sunday (31), at Maracanã

The Brazilian Championship continues to gain momentum and had important matches this Saturday (31) at the top of the standings. Cruzeiro hosted São Paulo at Mineirão and won 1-0, with a goal from Matheus Pereira. Thus, the Minas Gerais team took second place and approached Flamengo, who will still play.

In Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro and São Paulo had a very balanced match, with few opportunities. The home team took the lead with Matheus Pereira, 19 minutes into the second half. The midfielder took a free kick, the ball deflected off the mark and went in. Gabigol, birthday boy and former Flamengo, came on in the second half and almost made it 2-0, but was stopped by goalkeeper Rafael.

WHAT IS THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING?

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AND THE OTHER SATURDAY GAMES?

In addition, two other games moved the round this Saturday (30). At Arena Castelão, Juventude scored in the last minutes and beat Ceará 1-0. Finally, Botafogo hosted Red Bull Bragantino at Nilton Santos Stadium and won 4-1.

AND THE SUNDAY MATCHES?

This Sunday (31), seven matches move the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. Flamengo hosts Grêmio, at Maracanã, at 4pm (Brasília time). At the same time, Santos faces Fluminense, at Vila Belmiro Stadium, in São Paulo.

Three other games start from 6:30pm (Brasília time). Corinthians and Palmeiras have a classic match at Neo Química Arena. Mirassol hosts Bahia, in the interior of São Paulo, while Vitória, thrashed by Flamengo 8-0, faces Atlético-MG, in Salvador.

Finally, two games end the day from 8:30pm (Brasília time). Sport, at the bottom of the Brazilian Championship, hosts the threatened Vasco, at Ilha do Retiro. In the other match, Internacional faces Fortaleza, at Beira-Rio Stadium, in Porto Alegre.

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