BuzzFla: Great Goals in the South
We selected some beautiful goals from matches against Grêmio in Porto Alegre
By Lucas Dantas - inFlamengo vs. Grêmio, again. After Wednesday's battle for the Copa do Brasil, the "Mais Querido" takes the field this Saturday for a new duel with the "Tricolor Gaúcho" (Grêmio from Rio Grande do Sul), this time for the Campeonato Brasileiro. The venue will be the same, Arena Grêmio. And the goal remains the same: victory. Leader Mengão aims to maintain its position and open up a five-point gap over the second-place team.
Facing Grêmio in the south has always been difficult, and this time it won't be any different. It's been 24 years since they beat the Gaúchos on their home turf in the competition. Nélio scored the winning goal in the last match, in 1994, which shows how difficult it is to win there. However, we also have joys. And what joys! For starters, we won the Brazilian Championship at the Olímpico in 1982. In 2001, we eliminated them in the Mercosur tournament after a thrilling penalty shootout. And there are plenty of great goals in our history.
For today's special, we'll relive some of Flamengo's most beautiful goals from this match, both in Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. Check them out.
1. It seems like yesterday
Let's start with a fresh memory. Very fresh. Lincoln tied the game in the 49th minute of the second half with a play that excelled in calmness, objectivity, patience, and precision. Trailing the match, at their home ground, a very difficult game, Flamengo didn't despair. They continued to look for the best opportunity, the best moment to attack. Chances came, but the team failed to capitalize. And finally, after more than 90 minutes, Everton Ribeiro found Renê, who burst into the box and passed to Lincoln to equalize the game and silence Arena Grêmio.
A great goal for the moment, for the fight, for the tenacity, for the red-black blood.
2. Pet with class
In the 2010 Brazilian Championship, the teams faced each other at the Olímpico Stadium, and the 2-2 draw was a good result. Grêmio opened the scoring with Douglas, and Kléberson equalized in the first half. Jonas scored the second, and victory was on its way to them when, in the 41st minute, Léo Moura passed to Pet, who was free. The Serbian took a touch and knocked Victor out of the play, leaving him free to score the equalizer. Few players could make a play like that with such ease. Pet is one of them.
3. Marcos Assunção's GPS
Marcos Assunção scored seven goals during his time at Flamengo. Four were free kicks that the goalkeeper couldn't even stop. On August 16, 1998, he scored another. The game was at the Olímpico Stadium, in the sixth round of the Brazilian Championship. The goals all came in the second half. Marcos Assunção, in the seventh minute, opened the scoring with an unstoppable free kick. Danrlei jumped just to be in the photo.
The game ended in a 2-2 draw, but Marcos's mark was still on the pitch at Grêmio's home stadium. A beautiful free kick from someone who knows how to do it.
4. Great goal at the Olímpico
Flamengo and Grêmio were drawn in the same group in the 1983 Copa Libertadores. On March 04th, the teams faced off at the Olímpico Stadium in front of 43 fans. And they witnessed a stunning goal by Baltazar. In the eighth minute, Zico stole the ball from De Léon on the left and crossed to Baltazar. The striker curled a sensational lob over Leandro and shot beyond Remi's reach. A goal that even Grêmio fans applauded, no doubt. A must-see.
5. The biggest goal in the South
Never in Flamengo's history has a goal scored in Porto Alegre been so big, so important. On April 25, 1982, Flamengo and Grêmio played the third and final match of the Brazilian Championship final. Two draws in the first games (1-1 in Rio and 0-0 in Porto Alegre) and whoever won would be the champion. The draw was Grêmio's. So was the stadium. Over 60 fans trying to hold back the world champion team. It was futile.
In the 10th minute, Zico slipped the ball between Tadei's legs and found Nunes. The precise pass left the striker facing goal, ready to fire past Leão and score the winning goal. The pressure was intense, the game tense, and it was a battle on the field, but Flamengo held its own and held on to the victory. Two-time Brazilian champion, an unforgettable title.
Relive the goal below in Luciano do Valle's commentary.