Flamengo put on a strong performance, defeating Santo André 3-0 this Saturday at Maracanã. The victory left the red-and-black team from Gávea in tenth place in the Brazilian Championship, with 30 points. Denis Marques, Léo Moura, and Zé Roberto scored the goals. In the next round, Flamengo faces Atlético-PR on Sunday at Arena da Baixada.

With Petkovic on a strong note, Flamengo dominated the match from the opening minutes, giving the São Paulo team no chance. In the fourth minute, Zé Roberto dribbled past two opponents and delivered a beautiful pass to Fierro. The Chilean burst into the box and shot wide. In the eighth minute, Denis Marques received a header from Airton and finished into the goal: 1-0 Flamengo.

In the 13th minute, Zé Roberto exchanged passes with Léo Moura and fired a shot from the edge of the box. Neneca jumped and made a great save. In the 24th minute, part of the Maracanã's lights went out, and the game was halted for 12 minutes. In the 49th minute, Petkovic delivered a beautiful pass to Zé Roberto, who burst into the box and was brought down by Neneca. Referee Wilton Sampaio awarded a penalty. Léo Moura converted the kick, extending Flamengo's lead to 2-0.

The second half began with Santo André pressing. In the seventh minute, Malaquias dribbled past Léo Moura, burst into the box, and shot just wide of Bruno's left post. Flamengo didn't threaten again until the 16th minute. Petkovic made a beautiful run through the middle and shot from outside the box. Neneca made a good save to save Santo André.

Andrade brought on David and Maldonado to replace Airton and Lenon. In the 29th minute, Everton received the ball from Petkovic on the left and fired a powerful shot. Neneca made another save. In the end, Petkovic burst into the box, dribbled past the defender, and hit the post. Zé Roberto scored on the rebound: 3-0 Flamengo.

TECHNICAL SHEET:\ FLAMENGO 3 X 0 SANTO ANDRÉ\

Stadium: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)\ Date/time: 29/8/2009 - 18:180.083,00 p.m.\ Referee: Wilton Sampaio (DF)\ Assistants: Erich Bandeira (PE) and Marco Martins (SC)\ Revenue/attendance: R$ 13.531 / 14.997 paying spectators and XNUMX present\ Yellow cards: Álvaro, Leonardo Moura, Fierro and Denis Marques (FLA); Cris and Neneca (STA)\

GOALS: Denis Marques, 8'/1st half (1-0); Leonardo Moura, 49'/1st half (2-0); Zé Roberto, 47'/2nd half (3-0)

FLAMENGO: Bruno, Alvaro, Aírton (David, 21'/2nd half) and Ronaldo Angelim; Leonardo Moura (Rafael Galhardo, 39'/2nd half), Lenon (Maldonado, 29'/2nd half), Fierro, Petkovic, Ze Roberto and Everton; Denis Marques. Coach: Andrade.

SANTO ANDRÉ: Neneca, Rogério, Arthur and Cris (Malaquias, half-time); Ávine, Fernando, Sidney, Ricardo Goulart (Marcelinho Carioca, half-time) and Ricardo Conceição; Junior Dutra (Rodrigo Fabri, 25'/2nd half) and Nunes. Coach: Alexandre Gallo.