Arrascaeta hits milestone for Flamengo after Internacional clash | OneFootball

Arrascaeta provided two assists for Flamengo against Internacional on Sunday (17)

Flamengo Flamengo did not acknowledge Internacional on Sunday (17) and won 3-1 at Estádio Beira-Rio, valid for the Brazilian Championship. In addition to the authoritative triumph of Mengão, another feat caught the attention of rubro-negros: Arrascaeta reached the mark of 100 assists for the Most Loved.

Arrascaeta provided the first assist in the Flamengo game against Internacional at 12 minutes into the first half, when Pedro scored the goal. Soon after, in the second half, the Uruguayan midfielder gave another pass, this time to Gonzalo Plata.

Thus, Flamengo celebrated the feat on social media. On X, formerly Twitter, the red-black team posted: "100 passes to goal from Mengão with an assist from Arrasca. A genius!". In this way, the Nation celebrated and praised the Uruguayan midfielder.

WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS FOR FLAMENGO:

2025 – 39 games – 14 goals – 11 assists

2024 – 43 games – 10 goals – 10 assists

2023 – 54 games – 11 goals – 13 assists

2022 – 56 games – 13 goals – 19 assists

2021 – 35 games – 09 goals – 14 assists

2020 – 50 games – 12 goals – 14 assists

2019 – 52 games – 18 goals – 19 assists

With the two assists in the match, Arrascaeta reached the mark of 11 passes to goal in the current season. In this way, the number surpasses the one recorded last year. Finally, the Uruguayan midfielder had the best statistic for Flamengo in 2019, when he obtained 19.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

With a show by Arrascaeta, Flamengo crushed Internacional. Pedro scored the first two goals for the red-black team still in the first half. Finally, Gonzalo Plata scored the third and decreed the triumph of the Most Loved in Porto Alegre. With this, Mengão reached 43 points and remains in the lead of the Brazilian Championship.

However, Arrascaeta did not play the full 90 minutes of the game against Internacional, as coach Filipe Luís planned to alleviate the player's physical load for the rest of the season. The Uruguayan midfielder left soon after giving the second assist, at 22′, giving way to Nicolás de la Cruz.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

With Arrascaeta available, Flamengo faces Internacional again in Porto Alegre. The two teams face each other on Wednesday (20), at 21:30 (Brasília time), in a match valid for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.

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