Flamengo defeats Pyramids and secures a spot to face PSG in the Intercontinental Cup final.
With the 2-0 victory, Flamengo also lifted another trophy: the Challenger Cup.
By Romulo Paranhos - in
Now its people ask for the world again! On the afternoon of this Saturday (13), Mengão beat Pyramids 2-0, at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium, in Qatar, and, as a bonus, won another trophy this season: the Challenger Cup. Léo Pereira and Danilo, both with headers, shook the nets to the Nation's celebration. With the result, Mengão secured a place in the Intercontinental final and will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quest for the world title.
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The game
Flamengo started the match valuing possession and trying to reach the attack by exchanging passes. At four minutes, the red-and-black team created their first dangerous chance. Plata crossed into the area, the goalkeeper came out to his six-yard box to parry the ball, and Cebolinha pounced on the rebound, but the ball hit Samy. In the following play, Arrascaeta shot wide.
When they lost possession, Flamengo pushed up their lines and pressed high to try and win the ball back in their own half. Pyramids, on the other hand, struggled to get out of their defensive zone and waited for a chance to win the ball back before launching a counter-attack.
At 23 minutes, Flamengo opened the scoring. From a free kick on the left side of the area, Arrascaeta crossed the ball to Léo Pereira, who headed it into the corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance: 1-0. After the goal, Flamengo continued attacking, creating chances to extend their lead. Arrascaeta received a pass from Jorginho, dribbled past several players, entered the area and shot wide.
In the final stretch, Flamengo continued to control possession and only suffered a scare in stoppage time. Mayele used his speed to get past Rossi, who was well-positioned and made a fantastic save to prevent the equalizer. Otherwise, Flamengo went into halftime with the lead and much more control of the game.
After the break, the Egyptian team started to come out of their defensive zone more and tried to attack the Flamengo penalty area more. But Flamengo poured cold water on their opponents and extended their lead. Arrascaeta took a free kick into the area and Danilo, always decisive, headed it into the corner to make it 2-0.
With a comfortable lead, Flamengo maintained greater ball possession and posed a threat to Pyramids' defense. It's worth noting that Cruz Azul, their opponent in the previous round, gave them significantly more trouble offensively than the Egyptian team.
Managing the result and thinking about the final, coach Filipe Luís made substitutions to refresh the team and rest some physically exhausted players. In the final stretch of the game, Pedro came on for Carrascal and returned to the team after being out for 52 days. Great news considering the final.
In stoppage time, Pedro received the ball unmarked in the box, dribbled past his marker and shot towards goal. El Shenawy made the save. That's it in Doha with another victory for Flamengo, who lift the Challenger Cup trophy and secure a place to face PSG in the Intercontinental Cup final.
Flamengo
Rossi; Varela, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Erick Pulgar, Jorginho (De La Cruz) and Arrascaeta (Luiz Araújo); Carrascal (Pedro), Everton Cebolinha (Bruno Henrique) and Plata.
Coach: Filipe Luís.
Pyramids
El Shenawy; Chibi, Marei, Samy and Mohamed Hamdi; Lasheen, Atef (Hamdi), Touré (Reda), Zalaka (Fathi) and Mostafa Zico (Ewerton); Mayele.
Coach: Krunoslav Jurcic.
Week's agenda
Flamengo returns to the field next Wednesday (17) to face Paris Saint-Germain, at 14 pm (Brasília time), for the Intercontinental Cup final.
Technical sheet
Flamengo vs. Pyramids – Intercontinental Cup | Semifinal
Location: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Qatar
Date and time: 13/12/2025 at 14:XNUMX pm (Brasília time)
Arbitration: Al Jassim Abdulrahman (QAT), Al Marri Taleb (QAT) and Al Maqaled Saoud (QAT)
Yellow cards: Marei (PYR), Atef (PYR) and Zalaka (PYR)
Goals: Léo Pereira (23'1st half) and Danilo (6'2nd half).
