In the 35th round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo drew with RB Bragantino 1-1 on Sunday night (07), at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium, in Bragança Paulista-SP. The goal of the Most Beloved was scored by Gabigol, from a penalty. In the next round, Rubro-Negro faces Corinthians, at Maracanã.

The game
Flamengo started the match by tightly marking Bragantino's ball out. When they did attack, the red-and-black team exchanged quick passes with speed. In the 13th minute, Hugo made a great save on Artur's shot from the edge of the box.

In the 17th minute, Mais Querido created a good chance. Arrascaeta received the ball inside the box and shot wide with his left foot. In the 29th minute, after a corner kick, the ball fell to Everton Ribeiro, who bicycle-kicked it into the middle of the box. Gustavo Henrique's shot was weak, but goalkeeper Cleiton managed to keep it out.

Superior on the field, Mengão opened the scoring in the 34th minute. After a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty to Gustavo Henrique. Gabigol stepped up to take the penalty and beat the goalkeeper to make it 1-0. "Mais Querido" went into halftime with the lead.

In the second half, the red-and-black team maintained the same intensity in their marking, quickly regaining possession. In the 17th minute, Bragantino tied the game with a Ytalo goal, 1-1. After the equalizer, Flamengo sought to react quickly. Arrascaeta burst into the box and shot, but Cleiton made a good save. Bruno Henrique fired in the rebound, but the goalkeeper saved again.

Flamengo continued to pressure the Bragança team. In the 29th minute, João Gomes made a good run down the right and found Gabigol at the edge of the box, who fired a powerful left-footed shot that the goalkeeper made a good save. Flamengo pushed for victory until the end, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

And now?
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Sunday (14) to face Corinthians, at 16 pm, at Maracanã. The clash is valid for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Flamengo lineup
Hugo; Isla (Matheuzinho), Willian Arão, Gustavo Henrique and Filipe Luis; João Gomes (Pepê), Gerson (Pedro), Everton Ribeiro and De Arrascaeta; Bruno Henrique (Vitinho) and Gabi.
Coach: Rogério Ceni.