In the Libertadores debut, Flamengo started its journey on the right foot and beat Sporting Cristal 2-0 on Tuesday night (5), at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, in the first round of Group H. The goals for the red-black team were scored by Bruno Henrique and Matheuzinho.

The game
Flamengo started the match attacking Sporting Crista. In the first minute, Andreas fired a low left-footed shot, which the goalkeeper made a save. Flamengo pushed forward and pressured the opponent's ball out.

In the 21st minute, Mengão opened the scoring in Lima! Arão passed the ball to Matheuzinho on the right, who crossed low to Bruno Henrique. The number 27 struck a first-time shot past the goalkeeper to score his 16th goal in 31 Libertadores appearances for Flamengo: 0-1.

With the advantage, Flamengo had more flexibility to exchange passes and build attacking plays. With greater play, Flamengo went into halftime ahead.

Rubro-Negro returned to the second half with numerous misplaced passes in midfield. Sporting Cristal, on the other hand, attacked more and threatened Hugo's goal. In the 17th minute, Bruno Henrique made a good individual play and took two shots, but the ball was blocked by the Peruvian defense.

In the 23rd minute, goalkeeper Hugo made a great save from a close-range shot, preventing Sporting Cristal from equalizing. To seal the victory for the red-and-blacks, Matheuzinho scored Mengão's second in the 41st minute. Lázaro received the ball in the middle, turned, and delivered a beautiful pass to the right-back. He entered the box and fired a cross-shot to make it 0-2.

A good away win for the red-blacks in their Libertadores debut.

Next appointment
The Most Beloved returns to the field next Saturday (9) for the debut in the Brazilian Championship against Atlético-GO, at 19 pm, at the Antônio Accioly Stadium.

Technical sheet
Sporting Cristal 0x2 Flamengo – 1st Round of Group H of the Libertadores
Location: National Stadium of Lima, Peru
Date and time: 05/04/2022 at 22:XNUMX pm (Brasília time)
Referee: Jhon Ospina (COL)
Assistants: Alexander Guzman (COL) and Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Yellow cards: Thiago Maia (FLA), Merlo (SCR), Willian Arão (FLA), Matheuzinho (FLA)
Goals: Bruno Henrique (21'1st half) and Matheuzinho (41'2nd half).

Flamengo lineup
Hugo; Matheuzinho, Gustavo Henrique, David Luiz and Filipe Luis (Leo Pereira); Willian Arão (Matheus França), Andreas, Thiago Maia (João Gomes) and Everton Ribeiro (Lazaro); Bruno Henrique and Gabi (Pedro).
Coach: Paulo Sousa.

Sporting Cristal lineup
Alejandro Duarte; Madrid, Chávez, Merlo and Loyola; Castillo, Calcaterra, Leandro Sosa (Távara) and Christofer; Ávila (Fernando Pacheco) and Liza.
Coach: Roberto Mosquera.