Flamengo came very close to a comeback at the Maracanã, but ended up being defeated by Lanús. They lost 3-2 in extra time and finished as runners-up in the CONMEBOL Recopa. South American Cup. After falling behind in the first half, Flamengo equalized before the... The break turned the tide in regulation time and took the decision to overtime, but They conceded two goals in extra time.

Fueled by more than 64 fans, the team led by Filipe Luís had ample opportunity to win. Dominating possession of the ball, they pressed for virtually the entire match and sought to... third goal until the final minutes, but saw the Argentine team be decisive in the key moments.

The game

Needing to win by two goals to clinch the title in regulation time, or by one to... To force extra time, Flamengo started the match with an aggressive approach. Right from the 4th minute... Minutes later, Pulgar launched Carrascal, who advanced and shot hard, forcing a great save from...

Losada.

Lanús tried to occupy the right side of the attack in the opening minutes, but quickly... Flamengo started pushing their opponent back. At 19'after a free kick was taken by Arrascaeta, Carrascal picked up the loose ball inside the area and shot first time, but again He stopped in Losada. At 28'Due to a defensive error, Lanús opened the scoring. Castillo recovered the ball in the half of the field. He attacked and finished from distance to make it 1-0.

The response came quickly. At 33'Varela crossed into the area, Carrera deflected it with his arm and the Penalty awarded. Arrascaeta took the shot to the goalkeeper's right corner and equalized, scoring his goal.Goal number 101 in the Sacred Mantle: 1-1. In the second half, the scenario remained the same: Flamengo applying pressure against a Lanús side. Closed. The changes made by Filipe Luís increased the offensive volume. especially with Jorginho's arrival.

At 34'Arrascaeta was fouled in the penalty area, winning a penalty after a great individual play. Jorginho stepped up to take the penalty, performed his trademark stutter-step, and shot down the middle of the goal: 2-1. This was the sixth goal for the number 21 shirt for Flamengo, his first of the season. With that result, the match went to extra time. In extra time, Flamengo maintained possession and tried to pressure, but found a... Lanús were more free-flowing on the counter-attacks. At 12 minutes into the second half of extra time, Canale scored with a header after a corner kick. Shortly after, Bou took advantage of a counter-attack and... He scored the third.

Flamengo tried to fight back, but the final whistle confirmed the title for the team. Argentina.

Flamengo

Agustín Rossi; Ayrton Lucas, Léo Pereira, Danilo (Léo Ortiz) and Guillermo Varela (Bruno Henrique); Everton Araújo (Jorginho) and Erick; Samuel Lino (Everton Cebolinha), De Arrascaeta and Jorge Carrascal (Pedro); Gonzalo Plata (Lucas Paquetá). Coach: Filipe Luís.

Lanús

Nahuel Losada; Sasha Marcich, José Canale, Carlos Izquierdoz and Tomás Guidara (Gonzalo Pérez); Agustín Cardozo (Peña Biafore) and Agustín Medina; Ramiro Carrera (Lucas Besozzi), Marcelino Moreno (Dylan Aquino) and Eduardo Salvio (Matías Sepúlveda); Rodrigo Castillo (Walter Bou).

Coach: Mauricio Pallegrino

Week's agenda

Madureira RJ vs. Flamengo match – Monday, March 2nd, at 21 PM – Second leg of the... Carioca Championship semi-final – Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Credits

Flamengo 2-3 Lanús – CONMEBOL Recopa | Second Leg of the Final

Location: Maracanã Stadium – Rio de Janeiro

Date and time: 26/02/2026 at 21:30 am

Referees: Gustavo Tejera (URU), Nicolas Terán (URU) and Carlos Barreiro (URU)

Yellow cards: Ramiro Carrera (LAN); Erick (FLA); Tomás Guidara (LAN); Lucas

Paquetá (FLA)

Goals: Rodrigo Castillo (28'1st half); De Arrascaeta (36'1st half); Jorginho (34'2nd half); José Canale

(12'2ºTP); Walter Bou (16'2ºTP)