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Flamengo defeats Bahia in Salvador and takes the lead in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil

Bruno Henrique scores with a header to seal a 1-0 victory for the red-and-blacks. Mengão will have the advantage of a draw in the return leg at Maracanã.

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Mengão took the lead! In the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, Flamengo beat Bahia 1-0 on Wednesday night (28) at Arena Fonte Nova. Bruno Henrique scored the red-black goal in the second half. The number 27 headed the ball into the back of the net after a corner kick. Now, the Mais Querido will have the advantage of a draw in the second leg at Maracanã to guarantee a place in the semifinals of the competition.





The game
The match began with Flamengo trying to maintain possession, exchanging passes in the attacking half. When Bahia tried to attack, the red-and-black team pressed up and tried to steal the ball.

As the game progressed, Bahia gained more possession and exchanged passes, occupying the attacking half. In the 33rd minute, after Bahia pressed forward, Luiz Araújo found Gerson at the edge of the box, and the number 8 took a shot, but it went over the goal. It was their first effective attack.

Rubro-Negro surged late in the first half and created a good opportunity to take the lead. Luiz Araújo dribbled past Caio Alexandre on the left wing and reached the byline. He sent a low cross into the middle of the box, and Gerson arrived, firing home a first-time shot. Defender Kanu dived to save the goal. With few chances created, the teams went into halftime without a change in the score.

Early in the second half, Mengão opened the scoring at Fonte Nova! From the right, De La Cruz took a corner kick with a beautiful slice to the far post and Bruno Henrique rose higher than everyone to head it into the back of the net: 1-0.

After the goal, Bahia went on the attack looking for an equalizer. Matheus Cunha made two important saves that saved Flamengo. In the 25th minute, De La Cruz felt discomfort in his thigh and requested a substitution. Léo Ortiz also asked to come off. Michael and Evertton Araújo came on in their places.

In the final stretch, Michael also felt a hamstring injury and left the field, leaving Flamengo down to ten men in the final minutes of the match. Bahia went all out in attack to try to equalize, but the red-and-black team managed to withstand the home team's pressure and held on for a 1-0 victory.

A good result away from home, as Mengão, with a draw in the second leg, qualifies for the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil.

Week's agenda
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Sunday (1) to face Corinthians, at 16 pm, at Neo Química Arena, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão.

Flamengo
Matheus Cunha; Varela, Fabricio Bruno, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas (David Luiz); Erick Pulgar, Leo Ortiz (Evertton Araújo) and De La Cruz (Michael); Gerson (Igor Jesus), Luiz Araújo (Wesley) and Bruno Henrique.
Coach: Tite.

Bahia
Marcos Felipe; Santiago Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Kanu and Luciano Juba; Caio Alexandre (Rezende), Jean Lucas and Everton Ribeiro (Carlos De Peña); Cauly (Iago), Everaldo (Luciano Rodríguez) and Thaciano.
Coach: Rogério Ceni.

Technical sheet
Bahia 0x1 Flamengo – First leg of the Copa do Brasil Quarterfinals
Location: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador-BA
Date and time: 28/08/2024 at 21:30 am
Refereeing: Raphael Claus (SP), Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Neuza Inês Back (SP)
Yellow cards: Santiago Arias (BAH) and Evertton Araújo (FLA)
Goal: Bruno Henrique (4'2st half).