What we saw in the final minutes of Sunday's match was a feisty Flamengo team that took the win over Sport at Ilha do Retiro. Willian Arão's goal in the 37th minute of the second half put Flamengo in second place with 66 points and closed the gap on leaders Palmeiras to five points. 

With a very modified lineup, without being able to count on Uribe, recovering from injury, Diego, Rodinei and Pará, that complied After a suspension, Dorival Júnior innovated. He left Éverton Ribeiro on the bench, brought in Geuvânio, and put Léo Duarte at right back. Seeing that his team wasn't playing its best, the coach was preparing to bring on Ribeiro and Berrío when Paquetá was sent off. The duo came on and gave the team a new lease of life, which with great determination and determination scored the winning goal. After the match, Dorival commented on the changes and emphasized that the team's commitment was crucial to achieving the positive result.

"It's not that Geuvânio, Paquetá, and Henrique Dourado were performing poorly. The team didn't perform well. This compromises most of us individually. There's no point in thinking that the changes were the best. The start of the match, which perhaps created greater difficulties for these three players, was the key. The truth is that our performance wasn't what we wanted."

"From the moment we were down to ten men, the players gave their all on the field. They realized they had no other option, that they would have to reinvent themselves during the match. It was a new motivation, and fortunately, we achieved a great result," concluded the coach, who achieved his fifth victory in nine games in charge of the team.