Flamengo loses to Athletico-PR 2-1 at Arena da Baixada
Rubro-Negro will face Grêmio next Thursday (28)
By Romulo Paranhos - inIn the 32nd round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo lost to Athletico-PR 2-1 on Sunday afternoon (24), at Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba. The goal for Mais Querido was scored by Gustavo Henrique.
The game
The match began with Flamengo pressing Athletico's ball out of play, forcing their opponents into passing errors. Trying to open up the Paraná defense, the red-and-black team moved the ball around, looking for space to penetrate the box. In the 20th minute, Hugo made two brilliant saves, preventing the home team from opening the scoring.
In the 24th minute, Athletico opened the scoring with Abner, making it 1-0. Mengão fought back and leveled the score. In the 33rd minute, Arrascaeta took a free kick inside the box and Gustavo Henrique headed it into the corner of Santos' goal, making it 1-1. The teams went into halftime with the game tied.
In the second half, the game became quite tight in midfield, with intense competition for possession. The red-and-black team pressed their opponents in their own half, but struggled to create chances due to the tight marking of the Paraná team. In the 37th minute, Athletico scored the second goal through Renato Kayzer, sealing the victory: 2-1.
And now?
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Thursday (28) to face Grêmio, at 20 pm, at Arena do Grêmio, in a postponed game from the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.
Flamengo lineup
Hugo; Isla (Matheuzinho), Willian Arão, Gustavo Henrique and Filipe Luis; Gerson, Diego, Everton Ribeiro (Pepê) and Arrascaeta (Rodrigo Muniz); Vitinho (Michael) and Gabi (Pedro).
Coach: Rogério Ceni.