Playing with great energy, Flamengo defeated Nacional-URU 2-0 this Wednesday night at Maracanã. Marcinho scored both goals in the red-and-black victory, which put the team in first place in Group 4 with seven points from four games.

On the field, Flamengo pressed Nacional-URU from the start, and the first chance to score came in the ninth minute, when Souza headed wide after a beautiful play by Renato Augusto. Nacional responded with Bertolo, shooting dangerously from outside the box.

In the 15th minute, following a corner kick, Romero headed the ball against the post. On the rebound, Fornaroli nearly scored. Constantly looking to attack with Renato Augusto, Luizinho, Marcinho, and Juan, the red-and-black team dominated the game, but ran into Uruguay's defensive defense.

In the 25th minute, Flamengo celebrated at Maracanã. Souza took a challenge in the penalty area, and the ball fell to Marcinho, who simply had to tap it into the net: 1-0. Soon after, Souza played a beautiful one-two with Luizinho, who passed it to Ibson, who shot from the edge of the box. The ball deflected off the defense and nearly fooled goalkeeper Viera.

In the last chance of the first half, striker Richard Morales almost surprised goalkeeper Bruno with a cross shot from outside the area.

Flamengo quickly started the second half with a threat, with a shot from Renato Augusto and a header from Souza. In the 20th minute, Luizinho made another good run down the right wing and crossed for Juan to hit the crossbar. Marcinho found the back of the net, making it 2-0 Flamengo. It was the attacking midfielder's third goal in the Copa Libertadores.

The game continued without many chances for either team, and Flamengo was able to celebrate its second victory in the competition, which put the red-and-black team in contention for a spot in the round of 9. In the next round, Flamengo faces Cienciano on April XNUMXth ​​in Peru.

MATCH SHEET\ FLAMENGO 2 x 0 NACIONAL\ Stadium: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)\ Date/time: 18/03/2008 - 21:50pm (Brasília time)\ Referee: Carlos Amarilla (PAR)\ Assistants: Antonio Arias (PAR) and Nicolás Yegros (PAR)\ Revenue/attendance: R$ 1.081.079,00 / 47.096 paying spectators (51.363 present)\ Yellow cards: Souza (FLA); Arismendi, Fornaroli, Romero (NAC)\ GOALS: Marcinho, 25'/1st H (1-0) and 20'/2nd H (2-0)\ FLAMENGO: Bruno, Luizinho, Fábio Luciano, Ronaldo Angelim and Juan;\ Cristian, Kleberson, Ibson and Renato Augusto; Marcinho (Maxi - 40'/2nd half) and\ Souza (Obina - 32'/2nd half) - Coach: Joel Santana.\ NATIONAL: Viera, Acosta, Victorino, Barone and Romero; Óscar Morales,\ Arismendi, Cardaccio and Bertolo (Ligüera - 20'/2nd half); Richard Morales and\ Fornalori (Vera - 37'/2nd half). Coach: Gerardo Pelusso.\

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