Can he catch up? Pedro in form, chases Brasileirão top scorer | OneFootball

Kaio Jorge, from Cruzeiro, is the top scorer of the Brazilian Championship

The current leader of the Brazilian Championship is Flamengo, with 46 points earned in 20 games. In addition, the Most Beloved tries to appear at the top of the table in another national competition statistic: scoring. Number 9 of Mengão, Pedro 'shone' in the last red-black match and resumed the search for the first position in the scorers' ranking.

That's because, last Monday (25), Pedro scored three goals in Flamengo's 8-0 rout over Vitória. With this, the number 9 reached ten goals in the Brazilian Championship, with only 14 games played. It is worth mentioning that, at this moment, the top scorer of the tournament is Kaio Jorge, forward of Cruzeiro, who shook the nets 15 times.

See the list of top scorers of the Brazilian Championship 2025 (games played):

How were Pedro's goals in the Flamengo x Vitória match?

The first goal of Pedro came out at three minutes of play. After Saúl recovered the ball, Arrascaeta served the number 9, who shot 'chipped' over the goalkeeper Arcanjo. Still in the first half, at 47', the red-black attacker received a pass from Samuel Lino and shot in the right corner of Vitória's goal, shaking the nets for the second time in the match.

Finally, at 14' of the second half, Samuel Lino triggered Pedro, who, inside the area, controlled, made a staggering elastic in the opponent and was face to face with goalkeeper Lucas Arcanjo. Thus, the center forward finished with category over the goalkeeper and scored a great goal at Maracanã.

What is Pedro's situation?

In the midst of a gala performance at Maracanã, Pedro continues trying to establish himself as the team's starting forward under Filipe Luís. It is worth mentioning that Bruno Henrique has also been acting as a makeshift center forward, at the request of the red-black commander.

What is Flamengo's next match?

With Pedro and Bruno Henrique available, Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (31) to face Grêmio, for the 21st round of the Brasileirão. In addition, the match takes place at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Thus, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, the website and social networks.

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