Arrascaeta hails Flamengo draw with Ceará: "A tough rival" | OneFootball

Arrascaeta scored Flamengo's goal in the draw with Ceará

Flamengo had chances to extend their lead in the Brasileirão, but ended up wasting the opportunity by drawing 1-1 with Ceará. After Sunday's (03) match, midfielder Arrascaeta praised the point earned away from home and highlighted that the team from Ceará is always a very difficult rival to beat at Arena Castelão.

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"We always know that we find a very difficult rival here, who has the support of the crowd, who plays a great role here. So, at some moments we did well in the match, while at others they were superior. But we continue in the fight. It was an important point that we earned -," declared Arrascaeta in an interview in the mixed zone.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MATCH BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND CEARÁ, FOR THE BRASILEIRÃO?

In front of a packed Arena Castelão, Flamengo was not intimidated and sought the result. Still in the first half, Arrascaeta scored the goal after a beautiful play involving Léo Ortiz and Plata and scored the goal for Mengão. In the second half, the Rubro-Negro could not maintain the same level of performance and suffered the draw from Ceará, with a goal from Pedro Raul.

IS FLAMENGO STILL THE LEADER OF THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Yes! Even with a draw, Flamengo remained in the lead with 37 points, however, tied with Cruzeiro. However, Mengão has the edge over the team from Minas, as it has a better goal difference (24 to 19). To finish the first round at the top of the table, the Rubro-Negro hosts Mirassol, on Saturday (09), at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT MATCH?

Before the Brasileirão match, Flamengo returns to the field to face the 'decision' against Atlético-MG, for the return of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The ball rolls at 7 pm (Brasília time) this Wednesday (06), at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte.

As they lost the first leg by 1-0, Flamengo needs to win by two or more goals difference to advance to the quarterfinals. If there is a repeat of the score by Mengo, the dispute will be decided on penalties. In this way, Coluna do Fla TV shows the behind-the-scenes and everything that will happen in the match, on YouTube.

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