In the last round of the Libertadores group stage, Mengão beat Junior Barranquilla 3-1 on Wednesday night (21), at Maracanã. Rubro-Negro's goals were scored by Thuler, Lincoln and Bruno Henrique. With the result, Mais Querido secured first place in Group A and will have the advantage of playing at home in the second match of the round of XNUMX of the competition.

The game
Flamengo started the match with the majority of possession, exchanging passes in their attacking midfield. Five minutes in, Mengão had their first dangerous play of the match. Matheuzinho made a good run down the right and passed to Lincoln, who finished over the bar. Then, in the 9th minute, Flamengo opened the scoring. Vitinho took a corner kick to the far post, Léo Pereira headed it in, and Thuler finished it into the back of the net: 1-0.

Flamengo was attacking with great precision. In the 12th minute, Michael passed the ball to Vitinho in the six-yard box, whose shot was brilliantly saved by Viera. With continued persistence, Flamengo extended their lead! Bruno Henrique ran down the left, sent a low cross, and the ball fell to Lincoln, who finished with aplomb: 2-0.

With great composure, Flamengo continued to value possession early in the second half. With the ball moving from foot to foot, Flamengo pressured Junior in their own half and, when they lost possession, they quickly recovered. In the 23rd minute, on a counterattack, the Colombian team reduced the deficit through Téo Gutiérrez, who slotted the ball into the net past goalkeeper César: 2-1.

In the 29th minute, Mengão scored their third! Matheuzinho took a corner from the right, and Bruno Henrique rose to score a beautiful header: 3-1. In the 35th minute, Flamengo almost got their fourth. Michael made a great run down the right and found Ramon at the far post, but the full-back sent the ball over the bar.

Dominant throughout the match, Rubro-Negro defeated the Colombian team without any scares and maintained their 100% record at Maraca, in the Libertadores.

And now?
Mengão returns to the field next Sunday (25) to face Internacional, at 18:15 pm, at Beira Rio, in Porto Alegre. The game is valid for the 18th round of the Brasileirão.

Flamengo lineup
Cesar, Matheuzinho, M. Thuler (Gabriel Noga), Leo Pereira, Renê; Willian Arão (João Gomes), Diego, Vitinho (Lazarus), Michael, Bruno Henrique; Lincoln (Ramon).
Coach: Domènec Torrent