In the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals, Flamengo was defeated by São Paulo 2-1 this Wednesday (11), at Maracanã. The Mais Querido's goal was scored by Gabigol at the beginning of the second half.

The game
Flamengo started the match looking to attack, and just three minutes in, they created a good opportunity with a shot from Vitinho at the edge of the box. Tiago Volpi made the save and sent it out for a corner. In the 15th minute, Flamengo created a real threat. Vitinho cut in well on the right and passed to Gabigol, one-on-one with Volpi, who shot just wide of the post.

In the 25th minute, Gabigol scored, but VAR flagged the striker for offside. In the last minute, Vitinho stole another ball in the attacking half, dribbled past Bruno Alves, and rolled the ball into the middle. Bruno Henrique arrived, but the goalkeeper made a good save. Despite numerous chances for the Rubro-Negro, the first half ended XNUMX-XNUMX.

Early in the second half, São Paulo opened the scoring with Brenner, making it 1-0. Mengão reacted quickly and leveled the score. Bruno Henrique passed to Gabigol, who slotted the ball past Volpi to make it 1-1. In the 23rd minute, the São Paulo team got tangled up in the clearance and passed it to Arrascaeta, who shot inside the box, but the ball went wide.

At 42', Hugo made a bad play, Brenner stole the ball and shot towards goal: 2-1. Fla searched for the equalizer until the end, but ended up being defeated.

And now?
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Saturday (14) to face Atlético-GO, at 21:30 pm, at Maracanã. The clash is valid for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship.

Flamengo lineup
Diego Alves (Hugo), Matheuzinho, Gustavo Henrique, Leo Pereira and Renê; Willian Arão, Gerson and Vitinho (Pedro Rocha); Michael (Arrascaeta), Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa (Thiago Maia).
Coach: Rogério Ceni