Flamengo, unfazed by the pressure of a packed Mineirão stadium, defeated Atlético-MG 3-1 this Sunday in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. With the result, the red-and-black team jumped to third place with 57 points, two behind leaders São Paulo. Petkovic, with a beautiful goal, Maldonado, and Adriano scored the winning goals. Ricardinho pulled one back for Galo. Next Sunday, the team from Gávea faces Náutico in Recife.

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Well-organized in defense, Flamengo exploited counterattacks and surprised Atlético-MG in the first half. In the eighth minute, Zé Roberto burst into the box from the left, shot, and Carini cut it out for a corner. Petkovic took the shot with skill and scored his second Olympic goal in this Brazilian Championship: 1-0 Flamengo. Atlético-MG responded in the 15th minute, with Éder Luis shooting, which Bruno saved. In the 17th minute, Petkovic crossed from the left and Adriano headed dangerously.

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In the 39th minute, Maldonado received the ball at the edge of the box, dribbled past Werley, and slotted it past Carini: 2-0 Flamengo. It was the Chilean's first goal for Flamengo. Ronaldo Angelim made a mistake on the left flank, but Éder Luís stole the ball and passed it to Correa, who fired over Bruno's goal.

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The second half began with Flamengo putting pressure on Andrade's team, who struggled to hold onto the ball. In the fourth minute, Thiago Feltri crossed, Evandro deflected it, and Ricardinho scored: 2-1 at Mineirão Stadium. In the 15th minute, Flamengo nearly extended their lead thanks to a great solo play by Zé Roberto. The midfielder dribbled past three players but shot poorly in front of Carini. Shortly after, Airton felt pain and was replaced by Toró, and Fierro came on for Petkovic.

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In the 36th minute, Fierro received the ball on the right and crossed for Adriano to score with a header, tying Diego Tardelli for the competition's top scorer: 3-1 Flamengo. Flamengo fans celebrated at Mineirão.

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CREDITS:
ATLÉTICO-MG 1 X 3 FLAMENGO

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Stadium: Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (MG)
Date/time: 8/11/09 - 16:XNUMX PM
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Fifa/RS)
Assistants: Roberto Braatz (Fifa/PR) and Altemir Hausmann (Fifa/RS)
Income/Audience: Not disclosed
Yellow cards: Evandro (ATL); Juan, Bruno and Willians (FLA);
Red cards: None

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Goals: Petkovic, 10'/1st half (0-1); Maldonado, 40'/1st half (0-2); Ricardinho, 5'/2nd half (1-2); Adriano, 36'/2nd half (1-3)

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ATLÉTICO-MG: Carini, Carlos Alberto, Benitez, Werley and Thiago Feltri; Jonilson, Renan (Evandro, half-time), Correa (Serginho, 26'/2nd half) and Ricardinho; Eder Luis (Rentería, 20'/2nd half) and Diego Tardelli. Coach: Celso Roth

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FLAMENGO: Bruno, Léo Moura, Álvaro, Ronaldo Angelim and Juan; Aírton (Toró, 22'/2nd half), Maldonado, Willians and Petkovic (Fierro, 24'/2nd half); Ze Roberto (Gil) and Adriano. Coach: Andrade.

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