Flamengo hold best goal difference ever after 21 rounds in Brasileiro era | OneFootball

On this Monday, Flamengo thrashed Vitória 8-0, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship, at Maracanã. The competition leader, Flamengo, also has the best balance in the points race era with 20 clubs, after 21 games played.

Flamengo has the best attack of the Brasileirão, with 44 goals scored, and the best defense, with only nine goals conceded, resulting in a goal difference of +35. Thus, it surpassed its own record in 2019 and that of Botafogo in 2023, both with +27, after 21 rounds.

In addition, under these conditions, the team of coach Filipe Luís has the second-best defense of the points race era, only behind São Paulo from 2007 (with only seven goals conceded), and the fourth-best attack, behind Cruzeiro from 2013 (45), Flamengo from 2019 (47) and Cruzeiro from 2007 (48).

In 2025, Flamengo's goal difference is greater than the number of goals scored by the other 19 teams in the Brazilian Championship. Behind Flamengo, Cruzeiro has the competition's best attack, with 34 balls in the net.

Finally, the difference between the Rio team and the team with the second-best goal difference is 16: +35 for Flamengo against +19 for Raposa.

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With the victory over Vitória, Flamengo remains at the top of the Brazilian Championship, with 46 points accumulated, four ahead of second-place Palmeiras, who still has one less game compared to the Rio team.

Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), when it hosts Grêmio, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship, at Maracanã. The Immortal occupies the 14th position, with 24 points.

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