In a match of the seventh round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo imposed its rhythm on the field, beat Remo 3-0 this Thursday (19), at Maracanã, and remains firmly in the fight for the championship leadership. Léo Ortiz opened the scoring in the first half, while Samuel Lino and Luiz Araújo extended the advantage in the final stage.

With their fourth consecutive victory, Mengão reached 13 points and took fourth place in the national competition, with one game less. In the next round, the team led by Leonardo Jardim faces Corinthians, at Neo Química Arena, on Sunday (22).

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The game

The match began as expected: Flamengo dominating possession, patiently exchanging passes to try and find openings in Remo's defense, which relied on quick transitions to try and surprise the Flamengo backline. The team sought to penetrate the penalty area down the flanks.

Then, in the 18th minute, Flamengo turned their superiority into a goal and opened the scoring at the Maracanã. Arrascaeta took a corner kick into the box, Léo Ortiz rose at the near post and headed the ball into the back of the net, putting Flamengo ahead: 1-0.

Trailing on the scoreboard, Remo began to keep possession of the ball in the attacking half, trying to reach the Flamengo penalty area. Even with the Pará team advancing more, Flamengo maintained greater ball possession, but made some errors in passing. At 41', Alex Sandro passed to Samuel Lino, who crossed low into the area. Pedro tried to stretch to deflect the ball, but it went straight through.

In stoppage time, Lino dribbled through the middle, attacked the defense and took a shot. The ball deflected off the defense and went out for a corner. Shortly after, the referee pointed to the center of the field and blew the whistle for halftime, with Flamengo in the lead.

Flamengo returned for the second half and quickly extended their lead, just two minutes in. Samuel Lino passed to Pedro, who pivoted and received the ball back. The number 16 also exchanged passes with Luiz Araújo, took a shot from outside the area, the ball deflected off the defense and deceived the goalkeeper to make it 2-0. Lino reached his fourth goal and is Flamengo's second-highest scorer this season.

Remo didn't even have time to breathe, as Flamengo scored their third goal in the eighth minute. After a series of passes in attack, Lino passed to Arrascaeta, who made a dummy run. Pedro got the better of the defender and backheeled the ball to Luiz Araújo, who shot into the corner of the net: 3-0.

With the game practically decided, coach Leonardo Jardim made three substitutions. Arrascaeta, Alex Sandro, and Samuel Lino were replaced by Lucas Paquetá, Ayrton Lucas, and Carrascal, respectively. Then, Varela came on for Emerson Royal, and Everton Cebolinha replaced Jorginho.

In the final stretch, Flamengo continued to control the game, exchanging passes in the attacking half and managing their lead until the final whistle to secure the three points in the Brasileirão. With this victory—their fourth consecutive win—Flamengo climbed to fourth place in the national competition.

Flamengo

Rossi; Emerson Royal (Varela), Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Erick Pulgar, Jorginho (Everton Cebolinha) and Arrascaeta (Lucas Paquetá); Luiz Araújo, Samuel Lino (Carrascal) and Pedro.
Coach: Leonardo Jardim.

Remo

Marcelo Rangel; Marcelinho, Marllon, Tchamba and Kayky Almeida; Picco (José Welison), Zé Ricardo (Jáderson), Patrick de Paula (Gabriel Taliari) and Victor Bueno (Yago Pikachu); Alef Manga and Jajá (Patrick).
Coach: Léo Condé.

Week's agenda

Flamengo returns to the field next Sunday (22) to face Corinthians, at 20:30 pm, at Neo Química Arena, for the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship.

Technical sheet

Flamengo 3 x 0 Remo – Brazilian Championship | 7th Round
Location: Maracanã, RJ
Date and time: 19/03/2026, at 20pm
Referees: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG), Neuza Inês Back (SP) and Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro Santos (MT)
Yellow cards: Patrick de Paula (REM), Erick Pulgar (FLA), Léo Pereira (FLA) and José Welison (REM)
Goals: Léo Ortiz (18'1st half), Samuel Lino (2'2nd half) and Luiz Araújo (8'2nd half).

MEEEEEEEEEEENGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THREE MORE GOALS AND THREE MORE POINTS FOR THE COLOSSAL FLAMENGO REGATTA CLUB!!!

Flamengo wins three times in this triple round with both base and basketball! #GAMEOVER pic.twitter.com/cJR1A9O77S

- Flamengo (@Flamengo) March 20, 2026