In the 19th round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo lost to São Paulo 4-1 on Sunday afternoon (01), at Maracanã. Pedro scored the only red-black goal in the match.

The game
The first half began with São Paulo pushing up the defense, making it difficult for the red-and-black team to get the ball out. Five minutes in, Mengão took the lead! Vitinho won the ball in the air, Pedro got the better of Bruno Alves and fired a shot from the edge of the box. The ball went into Thiago Volpi's right corner: 1-0.

In the 16th minute, São Paulo equalized with Tchê Tchê, who hit a beautiful shot from outside the box: 1-1. With greater play, the Rubro-Negro pressured the São Paulo team in their defensive half, exploiting plays down the right flank with Isla. In the 27th minute, after a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty by Diego Costa on Everton Ribeiro. Bruno Henrique stepped up to take the shot, and Volpi saved. In the 45th minute, São Paulo turned the game around with Brenner: 2-1.

After halftime, the game was fiercely contested in midfield, with São Paulo pressing intensely. In the 10th minute, the referee awarded a penalty in São Paulo's favor. Reinaldo stepped up to take the penalty and converted: 3-1.

Mengão pushed forward, and Gerson was awarded a penalty after an individual play. Pedro took the shot, and Volpi saved. In the 31st minute, Flamengo almost pulled one back. Bruno Henrique stole the ball and passed it to João Gomes in the box. The midfielder's shot hit the crossbar. In the 37th minute, São Paulo scored their fourth goal through Luciano, making the final score 4-1.

And now?
Mais Querido returns to the field next Wednesday (04) to face Athletico-PR, at 21:30 pm, at Maracanã, for the second leg of the round of XNUMX of the Copa do Brasil.

Flamengo lineup
Hugo, Isla, Gustavo Henrique, Natan (Léo Pereira) and Filipe Luís; João Gomes, Gerson and Everton Ribeiro (Everton Ribeiro); Vitinho (Michael), Bruno Henrique and Pedro.
Coach: Domènec Torrent