Flamengo break post-World Cup record against Mirassol

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·11 de agosto de 2025

Flamengo break post-World Cup record against Mirassol

There were 24 shots by Flamengo in the game against Mirassol at Maracanã

In the 2-1 victory over Mirassol last Saturday (09), for the Brasileirão, Flamengo recorded the largest offensive volume since the return of the Club World Cup. This is because the Rubro-Negro finished 24 times at Maracanã, surpassing the 22 shots in the 2-0 win over São Paulo, the first game after the World Cup.

Since returning from the World Cup in late June, Filipe Luís' team has played nine games and won six. However, five of those victories were by a minimum score difference, which shows difficulty in breaking solid defenses.

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What are the numbers of finishes since the return from the World Cup?

2 x 0 São Paulo (Brasileiro): 22 finishes;
0 x 1 Santos (Brasileiro): 10 finishes;
1 x 0 Fluminense (Brasileiro): 9 finishes;
2 x 1 Bragantino (Brasileiro): 14 finishes;
1 x 0 Atlético-MG (Brasileiro): 16 finishes;
0 x 1 Atlético-MG (Copa do Brasil): 21 finishes;
1 x 1 Ceará (Brasileiro): 14 finishes;
1 x 0 Atlético-MG (Copa do Brasil): 17 finishes;
2 x 1 Mirassol (Brasileiro): 24 finishes.

According to Filipe Luís, in a press conference after the game against Mirassol, the opponent who takes the ball away from Flamengo and tries to propose a game, naturally leaves more spaces. Therefore, Rubro-Negro created clearer chances than against teams that are more defensive.

— With the score, they took a step forward in the second half, put more people on our last line, and it was harder to defend. But our chances were clearer, we scored the second goal and took a goal with carelessness, which gave us concern until the end of the game. There is no coincidence in football. If a team is fifth in the 19th round, it's because the work is being done very well -, analyzes Filipe Luís.

What is the situation in the Brasileirão?

With the triumph last Saturday (09), at Maracanã, the team led by Filipe Luís reached 40 points and remains leader of the Brazilian Championship, with one game less than the runner-up Cruzeiro, who has 37 points.

When does Flamengo play?

Thus, Flamengo focuses again on the Copa Libertadores. That's because the Most Beloved faces Internacional on Wednesday (13), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in a match valid for the round of 16 of the continental tournament.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.