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Flamengo Reaches 40 Points on the Leaderboard with Saturday's Victory (09)

Flamengo achieved a great victory on Saturday night (09) at Maracanã. The Most Beloved defeated Mirassol 2-1 in the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship, securing the lead in the Brasileirão.

THE GAME

The match between Flamengo and Mirassol started intensely, especially because Filipe Luís's team made the first shot in the opening seconds. Shortly after, the team from São Paulo made a dangerous attempt, but the referee called offside.

In 10 minutes of play, Flamengo pressured Mirassol in every way. The Most Beloved had 61% ball possession and had already taken three shots. However, the score remained 0-0.

There it is! Goal for Flamengo! Arrascaeta took a very quick throw-in and passed to Samuel Lino. The forward crossed to Léo Pereira, who found the net at Maracanã. 1-0.

Almost another for Flamengo! Samuel Lino stole the ball and passed to Arrascaeta. The number 10 then passed to Pedro, who set up Gonzalo Plata for the shot. However, Walter made a good save.

SECOND HALF

Filipe Luís's Flamengo returned unchanged for the second half. The coach was pleased with what he saw in the first half and kept the same team.

Almost a goal for Mirassol! The São Paulo team crossed the ball into the area and Rossi poorly left the goal. Léo Pereira managed to clear the ball off the line, keeping the score 1-0 for Flamengo.

Goal for Flamengo! Gonzalo Plata found the net for the Rubro-Negro against Mirassol after Arrascaeta delivered a beautiful three-finger pass for the Ecuadorian to shoot into the goal! 2-0.

Mirassol was not discouraged and reduced the score at Maracanã. After a scramble in the small area, Gabriel grabbed the ball and shot into the right corner of goalkeeper Rossi. 2-1.

Despite several dangerous plays for both Flamengo and Mirassol, the game ended with a victory for the Most Beloved. The Rubro-Negro won 2-1 in the 19th round of the Brasileirão.

NEXT GAME

Flamengo will return to the field on August 13th at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) against Internacional. The match is the first leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores. If Mengão is on the field, there will be full coverage by Coluna do Fla.

MATCH DETAILS FLAMENGO 2 X 1 MIRASSOL Competition: Brasileirão, 19th round Location: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Date: August 9, 2025, Saturday

LINEUPS

Flamengo: Agustín Rossi, Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Allan, Evertton Araújo and Arrascaeta; Plata, Lino and Pedro. Coach: Filipe Luís.

Mirassol: Walter; Lucas Ramon, João Victor, Jemmes and Reinaldo; Neto Moura, Danielzinho and Gabriel; Negueba, Edson Carioca and Chico da Costa. Coach: Rafael Guanes

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