Flamengo almost achieves but defeats Santos on schedule

Flamengo defeated Santos 3-2 on schedule, playing an even game in the first half and then falling into despair at Rubro Negro after stoppage time. Five minutes into the second half, they were up 2-0 and could have afforded to waste a penalty kick, but in the end they conceded two goals to their opponents, creating a completely unnecessary tension. It is interesting to recall that the Rio team once again played against the relegation candidates, but with their current balance at -15, it was still a rather annoying match. Flamengo had already guaranteed their participation in the 2026 Libertadores a long time ago, but they simply followed through. And Neymar too? I said some shit at halftime.

Impressive in all aspects and on both sides are red and black fans. The team, and by extension the club, kept Filipe Luis, who made mistakes in the series and could not beat Central Cordoba, and people remain loyal and believe in Santa Claus. So this manager and his CT, leaders of minutes, believe that Flamengo will be champions, they play poorly, substitute worse players, give unconvincing justifications, and lose an incredible amount of points.

Flamengo achieves goal

As I said before, it’s the same thing. Flamengo played the ball and exchanged a thousand passes. And the opponents, who were a little afraid of the Maracanã, retreated excessively, but due to the incompetence of their players they were threatened with a counter-attack, which was hardly completed. In the 37th minute, Leo Pereira caught the ball from Alaska Eta’s corner corner to make it 1-0.

Santos decided to go for a bolder attack early in the final stage, with Arrascaeta making a great move combining Tostan and Zico to free Carrascal for a 2-0 lead. With São Paulo’s team already weak and wide open, Flamengo gained a lot of space to explore and left the visitors lost for a while. When he was 20 years old, William Allan gave a penalty to Bruno Henrique, but the referee took some time to make the decision and it was decided by VAR! – To score points. Alaska Eta shot a shot that hit the right post. In this situation, the Uruguayan has the right to make mistakes.

36-year-old Igor Vinicius himself passed the ball to Bruno Henrique, who made it 3-0. In the 44th minute, Robinho hit the crossbar and Gabriel Bontempo scored for Santos, making it 3–1. After the restart, Lautaro Diaz cut the gap to 3-2. And the last few minutes were terrifying.

Flamengo, led by Filipe Luis (who will probably be sacked after the Libertadores game), managed to turn a comfortable victory against Santos into despair. Imagine if you were a stronger opponent.

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