In the first leg of the round of 0 of the Copa do Brasil, Flamengo drew 0-16 with Fluminense on Tuesday night (1), at Maracanã. The return leg will be on June XNUMX, and whoever wins will qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition. .  

The game
Flamengo started the match with the majority of possession, exchanging passes in the attacking half. In the first minute, Arrascaeta crossed into the Tricolor box, and in the battle with Wesley, Marcelo ended up playing the ball into his own goal. Goalkeeper Fábio had to jump to prevent the first one.

With a high press, the red-and-black team pressed Fluminense's ball out, which struggled to break out of its own half. In the 20th minute, Fluminense created a dangerous situation. Erick delivered a beautiful pass to Gabi, who beat the ball to the ball, entered the box, and hit a low shot against the post. Arrascaeta fired the rebound over the bar.

Next, Gerson won the battle with the defender, spotted Fábio in the lead, and attempted a lob. The ball just missed the post. In the 29th minute, Arrascaeta took a corner kick into the box, and Léo Pereira headed wide. In the final stretch of the first half, the game became quite choppy, with numerous fouls. Despite the team's overwhelming dominance, the teams went into halftime with the score tied at zero.

Just three minutes into the second half, Arrascaeta delivered a superb through ball to Gabigol, who sprinted toward goal and was met with a hard foul from Felipe Melo. After checking the VAR, the referee deservedly sent off the Fluminense defender.

With an extra man, the Red-Blacks went all out. In the 9th minute, Gabi passed to Léo Pereira in the box; the defender headed the ball toward the middle, and Arrascaeta, also with a header, sent it over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Everton Ribeiro let the ball slip away at the edge of the box, but Gabi anticipated it and fired a low shot wide.

With complete possession, Flamengo continued to pressure the Tricolor. In the 25th minute, Arrascaeta crossed to Ayrton Lucas in the box, who headed powerfully. Fábio stretched to make the save. In the final stretch, the red-and-black team tried one last smothering move, creating opportunities, but the goal failed to come, and the derby ended in a draw.

Next appointment
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Sunday (21) to face Corinthians, at 16 pm, at Maracanã, for the seventh round of the Brasileirão.

Flamengo
Santos; Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Erick, Thiago Maia (Cebolinha) and Gerson; Arrascaeta (Matheus França), Everton Ribeiro (Vidal) and Gabi.
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.

Fluminense
Fabio; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo and Marcelo (Guga); André, Lima, Ganso (David Braz) and Gabriel Pirani (Manoel); Arias and Cano.
Coach: Fernando Diniz.

Technical sheet
Fluminense 0x0 Flamengo - First leg of the Round of XNUMX of the Copa do Brasil
Location: Maracanã, RJ
Date: 16 / 05 / 2023
Refereeing: Anderson Daronco (FIFA/RS), Bruno Raphael Pires (FIFA/GO) and Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (FIFA/SP)
Yellow cards: Felipe Melo (FLU) and Ganso (FLU)
Red card: Felipe Melo (FLU)