Flamengo bid farewell to Ilha do Urubu with a defeat in 2017, losing to Santos 2-1 in the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship. With the loss, the team finished with 53 points, in sixth place. In the next round, the team faces Vitória, in the final match of the championship. On Thursday, Flamengo will compete for a spot in the final of the Copa Conmebol Sudamericana against Junior Barranquilla in Colombia.
With a great crowd at the stadium, Flamengo went on the attack against Santos right from the start and opened the scoring on their first attack, in the sixth minute. A cross into the area, Vaz headed it down and Lucas Paquetá finished it off. Celebrations erupted in the stadium, but only for a short time. Just three minutes later, Muralha lost the ball to Ricardo Oliveira, who passed to Bruno Henrique to tap into the empty net, equalizing the game.
The goal affected Flamengo, who, despite controlling the match, couldn't create dangerous chances against Vanderlei's goal. Crosses were their best option, but without success, and the first half ended in a draw.
The second half began similarly to the first. Flamengo pressed forward and almost scored a second goal early on. In the sixth minute, a one-two between Diego and Éverton Ribeiro ended with the number seven shooting wide. Diego also had a great chance from a free kick just outside the box, but sent it over the goal. The punishment came soon after. In the 28th minute, Arthur Gomes shot from the edge of the area and scored Santos' second goal. Flamengo couldn't find the equalizer and ended up suffering defeat in their last home game of the Brazilian Championship.
With a great crowd at the stadium, Flamengo went on the attack against Santos right from the start and opened the scoring on their first attack, in the sixth minute. A cross into the area, Vaz headed it down and Lucas Paquetá finished it off. Celebrations erupted in the stadium, but only for a short time. Just three minutes later, Muralha lost the ball to Ricardo Oliveira, who passed to Bruno Henrique to tap into the empty net, equalizing the game.
The goal affected Flamengo, who, despite controlling the match, couldn't create dangerous chances against Vanderlei's goal. Crosses were their best option, but without success, and the first half ended in a draw.
The second half began similarly to the first. Flamengo pressed forward and almost scored a second goal early on. In the sixth minute, a one-two between Diego and Éverton Ribeiro ended with the number seven shooting wide. Diego also had a great chance from a free kick just outside the box, but sent it over the goal. The punishment came soon after. In the 28th minute, Arthur Gomes shot from the edge of the area and scored Santos' second goal. Flamengo couldn't find the equalizer and ended up suffering defeat in their last home game of the Brazilian Championship.