On Thursday night (13), Flamengo was defeated by Maringá 2-0, at Willie Davids Stadium, in the first leg of the Third phase of the Copa do Brasil. Now, Rubro-Negro will need to win by three goals to qualify for the round of XNUMX. If they win by two, the decision will go to penalties.

The game
The match began with Maringá pressing Flamengo's ball out, which struggled to get passes out of its own half. As time went on, Flamengo began to get the ball on the ground and exchange passes in the attacking half. In the 13th minute, Cebolinha cleared the play in midfield and struck a powerful left-footed shot, but the ball went wide of the goalkeeper.

In the 21st minute, a good move from the red-and-black attack, with Everton Ribeiro passing to Gabi between the defenders. The striker turned and shot low, wide. Ten minutes later, another good pass. Cebolinha passed to Gabi at the edge of the box, who controlled the ball and fired a well-placed shot. Goalkeeper Dheimison made the save in two attempts.

In the 37th minute, Maringá opened the scoring. Matheus Bianquini headed the ball into the middle of the box, hitting David Luiz before going in: 1-0. The first half ended with the home team in the lead.

In the second half, Maringá extended their lead in the 12th minute. Bianquini raced towards the box and crossed for Serginho to finish in the goal: 2-0. The red-and-black team tried to attack, but failed to finish the plays.

Fla tried to reduce the score until the last minute of stoppage time, but ended up being defeated by Maringá in the first leg.

Next appointment
The Most Beloved returns to the field next Sunday (16) in the debut of the Brasileirão against Coritiba, at 16 pm, at Maracanã.

Flamengo lineup
Santos; Varela (Wesley), Fabricio Bruno, David Luiz and Ayrton Lucas; Thiago Maia, Gerson and Everton Ribeiro (Marinho); Everton Cebolinha (Matheus França), Gabi (Matheus Gonçalves) and Pedro.
Coach: Mario Jorge.

Maringá lineup
Dheimison; Marcos Vinicius, Gustavo Vilar, Wesley and Raphinha (Caíque); Erick Varão, Matheus Bianqui (Romarinho) and Serginho (Matheus Moraes); Robertinho, Iago (Matheus Blade) and Luiz Thiago (Bruno Lopes).
Coach: Jorge Castilho.

Technical sheet
Maringá 2x0 Flamengo – Third phase of the Brazilian Cup
Location: Willie Davids Stadium, Maringá-PR
Date and time: 13/04/2023 at 20:XNUMX PM
Arbitration: Flavio Rodrigues de Souza (SP), Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Leandro Matos Feitosa (SP)
Yellow cards: Matheus Bianqui (MAR), Erick Varão (MAR) and Matheus Blade (MAR)
Goals: David Luiz (own goal 37'1st half) and Serginho (12'2nd half).