With a great goal from Arrascaeta in the 44th minute of the second half, Flamengo beat Vasco 2-1
Filipe Luís scored the first goal for the red-black team; the team returns to the field for the state championship next Sunday, against Bangu
By Communication - Flamengo - inOn Sunday afternoon (6), Flamengo hosted Vasco at the Nilton Santos stadium, for another Clássico dos Milhões, and came away with the victory after a great goal from Uruguayan star Arrascaeta, in the 44th minute of the second half. With the result, Mais Querido remains in second place in the table, with 23 points.
The game
Flamengo started the match by taking the initiative in their search for a goal and pressuring their opponents' possession, with Filipe Luís, Bruno Henrique, and Arrascaeta advancing down the left. In the 10th minute, Matheuzinho and Gabigol exchanged passes down the right to the goal line, and Vasco's defense conceded a corner. Andreas Pereira found Arão on the edge of the six-yard box from the corner kick. The midfielder delivered a perfect cross to Filipe Luís, who headed the ball into the net: 1-0 Flamengo.
In the 15th minute, Vasco da Gama nearly extended their lead: a good move inside the box by Bruno Henrique resulted in Everton Ribeiro taking a shot, but the goalkeeper saved. In the 21st minute, Vasco threatened for the first time, but David Luiz was precise in his clearance at the edge of the six-yard box. In the 30th minute, Hugo made a spectacular save on a point-blank header from Vasco da Gama, but the ball hit the post and went out. In the 36th minute, it was Flamengo's turn to threaten, with Arrascaeta's cross inches from goal, but the defense cleared it. Until halftime, neither team had any clear chances to change the score.
In the second half, Vasco equalized in the fifth minute with Gabriel Pec, making it 1-1. Flamengo responded in the 11th minute with a Fabrício Bruno header that bounced just wide of the crossbar. Two minutes later, Filipe Luís received a pass from Vitinho, fired a cross-shot, and forced the opposing goalkeeper to stretch to make the save. Flamengo dominated the attacking play and, in the 22nd minute, created another threat: Arrascaeta was one-on-one with the goal after Gabi's rebound, but the opposing defender got the better of the challenge. And it was the Uruguayan who scored the winning goal for Mengão: in the 44th minute, the star player received the ball from Vitinho in midfield and fired a shot into the net from the middle of the field.
Next appointment
Mengão returns to the field for the Campeonato Carioca next Sunday (13), for the last round of the Taça Guanabara, in the match against Bangu.
Technical sheet
Flamengo 2 x 1 Vasco – 10th Round of the Carioca Championship
Location: Nilton Santos Stadium
Date and time: 06/03/2022 at 16:XNUMX PM
Referee: Rafael Martins de Sá
Assistants: Wallace Muller Barros Santos and Ewerton Marques Ribeiro
Yellow cards: Juninho (VAS), Anderson Conceição (VAS), Andreas Pereira (FLA), Willian Arão (FLA), Figueiredo (VAS) and Arrascaeta (FLA).
Goals: Filipe Luís (FLA - 10' 1st half), Gabriel Pec (VAS - 5' 2nd half) and Arrascaeta (44' 2nd half).
Flamengo lineup
Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho (Rodinei), Fabrício Bruno (Marinho), David Luiz and Filipe Luis; Willian Arão (Pedro), Andreas Pereira (João Gomes), Everton Ribeiro (Vitinho) and De Arrascaeta; Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa.
Coach: Paulo Sousa.
Vasco's lineup
Thiago Rodrigues; Leo Matos, Quintero, Anderson Conceição and Edimar; Ze Gabriel (Andrey dos Santos), Juninho (Luiz Henrique), Gabriel Pec (John Sanchez), Nenê and Riquelme (Figueiredo); Getúlio (Raniel).
Coach: Zé Ricardo.