Rising! Flamengo reached its third match without defeat on Wednesday night (22). In Recife, the Mais Querido visited Arruda and, with a great goal from Willian Arão in the first half, won 1-0. With the victory in the luggage, Rubro-Negro reached 17 points in the table, reaching fifth place - tying in points with Corinthians, which is in fourth place*.

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Flamengo and Santa Cruz started the match showing that it would be an open game, with chances for both sides. Just two minutes in, the home team nearly opened the scoring, but Alex Muralha recovered from a deflected ball and made a save. Mais Querido's first good chance came in the fifth minute, when Cirino took a shot from the edge of the box, but shot over the bar. In the 14th minute, the stunning goal. Willian Arão carefully controlled the ball and unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the box. Giving the opposing goalkeeper no chance, it bulged the net. Mais Querido defended valiantly and gave the Santa Cruz team no space. Alan Patrick nearly repeated Arão's goal in the 35th minute, but again the ball went over the goal.

In the second half, chances diminished. Zé Ricardo changed his team's tactics and replaced Vizeu with Cuéllar. Shots became rarer for both sides. The red-and-black goalkeeper worked hard in the 29th minute, when Grafite took advantage of a cross and, with a sliding tackle, tried to shoot, but was smothered by Alex Muralha. The Mais Querido coach also brought on Mancuello and Fernandinho in place of Alan Patrick and Éverton. Despite the home team's attempts, the score remained unchanged until the final whistle.

* At the time of writing, the match between Atlético-MG and Corinthians had not yet ended.