Flamengo achieved their first victory in the Brasileirão by defeating Vitória 2-1 on Tuesday night (10), at Barradão, for the third round of the national competition. In the first half, Erick Pulgar and Everton Cebolinha scored the goals for Flamengo. It is worth highlighting that goalkeeper Rossi shone by saving his 10th penalty while wearing the Sacred Mantle.

With this result, Flamengo earned four points and climbed several positions in the standings. Now, Filipe Luís' team will face Botafogo in a classic match on Carnival Sunday for the Carioca Championship quarterfinals. 

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The game

The match began with Flamengo dominating possession, patiently passing the ball around to build attacks. Whenever Vitória had the ball, Flamengo pushed forward to try and steal it. On their first good attack, Mengão opened the scoring with a fantastic goal! Cebolinha controlled the ball on the left, cut inside, and laid it off perfectly for Pulgar to unleash a powerful shot from the edge of the box. The ball went into the top corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance: 1-0.

After the goal, Vitória was forced to push forward more. As a result, Flamengo retreated slightly and waited to try and break on the counter-attack. The home team persisted in attacking, but the Flamengo defense showed composure and cleared the danger. In attack, the Rio de Janeiro team found it very difficult to string passes together due to the high-pressure marking of their opponents.

In stoppage time, Flamengo were lethal again and extended their lead with their second shot on goal. Léo Ortiz delivered a beautiful pass to Cebolinha, who controlled the ball between the Vitória defenders, turned, and fired a low shot to make it 2-0. Flamengo went into halftime with a partial victory.

At the start of the second half, Vitória pulled one back through Matheuzinho. On a counter-attack, Renato Kayzer evaded three defenders and rolled the ball into the box. The number 10 was unmarked and made it 2-1.

Immediately after the goal, coach Filipe Luís made two substitutions, bringing on Plata and Carrascal in place of Pedro and Paquetá. In the 13th minute, Flamengo worked the ball in the attacking half; Cebolinha passed to Plata, who controlled the ball and took a placed shot from the edge of the box. The ball went just wide.

Next, it was Vitória's turn to attack. Nathan Mendes was brought down by Alex Sandro inside the area, and the referee awarded a penalty. Renato Kayzer took the kick, but Rossi dived to the correct corner to make the save. The Argentine goalkeeper shone!

During the game, De La Cruz and Samuel Lino also came on for Evertton Araujo and Cebolinha to give the team a new boost. In the final stretch, Flamengo began to have more possession of the ball in the attacking half and didn't suffer as much defensively. The last change to the team was the entry of Bruno Henrique in place of Arrascaeta.

In stoppage time, Flamengo managed to hold onto the ball in the attacking half, ran down the clock, and left Barradão with their first victory of the championship. 

Flamengo

Rossi; Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, Evertton Araujo (De La Cruz) and Arrascaeta (Bruno Henrique); Lucas Paquetá (Carrascal), Everton Cebolinha (Samuel Lino) and Pedro (Plata).
Coach: Filipe Luís

GHT - Vitória

Gabriel; Nathan Mendes, Camutanga, Luan Candido and Ramon (Lucas Silva); Caique, Baralhas and Dudu (Emmanuel Martínez); Matheuzinho (Cantalapriedra), Erick (Marinho) and Renato Kayzer (Fabri).
Coach: Jair Ventura. 

Week's agenda

The Most Beloved returns to the field next Sunday (15) for the classic against Botafogo, at 17:30 pm, at Nilton Santos, for the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Carioca.

Technical sheet

Vitória 1-2 Flamengo – Brazilian Championship | Round 3
Location: Barradão, Salvador-BA
Date and time: 10/02/2026 at 21:30 am
Referees: Raphael Claus (SP), Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Alex Ang Ribeiro (SP)
Yellow cards: Everton Cebolinha (FLA), Matheuzinho (VIT), Léo Pereira (FLA), Renato Kayzer (VIT), Evertton Araujo (FLA), Emmanuel Martínez (VIT) and Alex Sandro (FLA)
Goals: Erick Pulgar (14'1st half), Everton Cebolinha (48'1st half) and Matheuzinho (6'2nd half).