Money in the bank: Filipe Luís' Flamengo break Brasileirão record | OneFootball

Filipe Luís's Flamengo has scored over 40 goals and conceded less than 10 in the initial matches of the Brasileirão

The 8-0 victory of Flamengo against Vitória last Monday (25) allowed the Most Beloved to achieve some milestones. Among them, the fact that the Rubro-Negro is the first team in the Brasileirão to surpass 40 goals scored and have conceded less than 10 in the first 20 matches.

This is because Flamengo has 44 goals for and nine against in this edition of the Brazilian Championship. Thus, these numbers give Filipe Luís's team a 35-goal difference, the highest at this stage of the tournament. In fact, the team that comes closest in this regard is the same Rubro-Negro from 2019, with a difference of 25.

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Beyond the goal difference?

Besides the record goal difference, the rout allowed Filipe Luís's team to reach 100 goals for the year, 11 ahead of the second place in the ranking, Bahia. In third place is Fluminense, with 84 goals, followed by Palmeiras with 83, and Atlético-MG and Internacional, both with 65.

What else?

Filipe Luís's Flamengo set the largest victory margin in the Brazilian Championship during the points system era. Previously, three 7-0 ‘massacres’ shared the top spot before the Most Beloved's 8-0 triumph over Vitória.

Flamengo vs Grêmio?

In pursuit of more records, the Most Beloved faces Grêmio on Sunday (31), starting at 4 PM (Brasília time), for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. As tradition, Coluna do Fla will provide full coverage of the match on the website, social media, and YouTube.

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