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Flamengo faced eight matches in August, five of them for the Brasileirão

On this Sunday (31), Flamengo ended its August match schedule, when it tied with Grêmio 1-1, for the Brasileirão. With a performance of 83.3%, the Rubro-Negro ends the month leading the Brazilian Championship, qualified for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores and eliminated from the Copa do Brasil. In total, there were six victories and two draws.

In August, Flamengo played eight matches, among Brazilian Championship, Libertadores and Copa do Brasil. That is, the red-black team took the field for three different competitions. In addition, it scored 19 goals and had its net shaken four times.

WHAT WERE FLAMENGO'S RESULTS IN JULY?

Flamengo started the month of August with a marathon of important matches. On the 3rd, it tied 1-1 with Ceará, at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship. Then, on the 6th, it went to Arena MRV and beat Atlético-MG 1-0, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.

However, despite the positive result, Mengão ended up eliminated on penalties. This is because, in the first leg, still in July, the red-black team lost 1-0 at Maracanã. Three days later, on the 9th, the team led by Filipe Luís received Mirassol at the 'Sacred Temple' and won three more points in the Brasileirão, with a 2-1 victory.

WHAT COMPETITIONS REMAINED?

Maintaining the good moment, Flamengo opened the round of 16 of the Libertadores with a 1-0 triumph over Internacional, on the 13th, playing again at Maracanã. A few days later, on August 17, it met the colorado team again, this time for the Brasileirão, and won 3-1 at Estádio Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre.

Right after, on August 20, it returned to the same stage for the second leg of the Libertadores and confirmed the qualification to the semifinal, with a 2-0 victory, closing the confrontation with authority. Already at the end of the month, Flamengo ran over Vitória on the 25th, applying an 8-0 thrashing at Maracanã, in another round of the Brazilian Championship.

Finally, it ended August on the 31st with a 1-1 draw against Grêmio, also at Maracanã. Throughout this period, the Rubro-Negro showed consistency, added important points and advanced in the Libertadores, despite the penalty shootout drop in the Copa do Brasil.

SEE FLAMENGO'S RESULTS IN AUGUST:

STARTING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Now, Flamengo focuses on the commitments of September, which include matches for Brasileirão and Libertadores. At the moment, the calendar is paused for FIFA Date. Thus, Rubro-Negro returns to the field again on the 14th, when it faces Juventude, at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

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