This Saturday (5), Flamengo faced Bahia in the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship and won 2-0. Ayrton Lucas scored the first and Alcaraz scored from the penalty spot at the end of the game, scoring his first goal with the red-black shirt.

The game
Flamengo started strong, and after just 5 minutes, Gerson found a beautiful pass to Gabigol, who finished and the goalkeeper sent it to the corner.

The two teams were closely studying each other, but Flamengo kept pushing for the goal until the 33rd minute. Arrascaeta crossed to Gabigol at the far post, and the number 99 shot wide, but the player was offside.

In the next play, Wesley received a beautiful pass from Arrascaeta and crossed to Bruno Henrique, who shot, but the goalkeeper saved. On the rebound, Ayrton Lucas opened the scoring for the Mais Querido. The first half ended, and Mengão was 1-0.

After the break, Ayrton Lucas almost scored again after receiving a pass from Pulgar and finishing dangerously.

Mengão continued to control the game, and in the 22nd minute, Gerson stole the ball in the attacking field and passed it to Arrascaeta, who returned it to the number 8 who finished with a shot that hit the post.

In the 40th minute, Michael dribbled down the left flank and crossed to Arrascaeta, who shot and scored, but was offside.

In stoppage time, Pulgar disarmed the attack and passed to Alcaraz, the number 37 shot from outside the area and the ball hit the crossbar.

Victory was already on the cards, but in the final play, Michael conceded a penalty that resulted in Santiago Arias being sent off. Alcaraz stepped up to take the penalty and scored Mengão's second goal, sealing the victory.

Next appointment
Next Thursday (17), Flamengo faces Fluminense in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship at 20 pm at Maracanã.

Flamengo
Rossi; Wesley (Varela), Leo Ortiz, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Pulgar, De La Cruz (Alcaraz) and Arrascaeta (Allan); Gerson, Gabriel (Plata) and Bruno Henrique (Michael).

Bahia
Marcos Felipe; Santiago Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Kanu and Luciano Juba; Caio Alexandre (Yago Felipe), Carlos de Pena (Rafael Ratão) and Jean Lucas (Iago); Cauly, Everaldo (Ademir) and Thaciano (Luciano Rodríguez).

Technical sheet
Bahia 0 x 2 Flamengo – 29th Round of the Brazilian Championship
Location: Fonte Nova Stadium, BA
Date and Time: 05/10/2024 at 19:XNUMX AM
Refereeing: Rafael Rodrigo Klein, Neuza Inês back and Lúcio Beiersdorf Flor
Goals: Ayrton Lucas (34'1'T) and Alcaraz (53'2T)

*Under supervision of Rômulo Paranhos