Mission accomplished with a debut goal. Henrique Dourado scored the second Flamengo goal in the semi-final, resulting in a 3-1 victory over Botafogo this Saturday (10). The match was played at the Raulino de Oliveira stadium, in Volta Redonda, and guaranteed Flamengo a place in the Guanabara Cup final. The match will be next Sunday (18), against Boavista, with the location yet to be defined. Éverton scored Flamengo's first goal and Vinicius Jr. scored the third. Kieza scored for Botafogo.

Under the intense heat at Raulino, Flamengo started the match intensely, searching for the debutant in the box. Within five minutes, there were two crosses aimed at Dourado, but both were saved by Jefferson.

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The game gradually cooled down, but Flamengo's dominance was total. Botafogo barely exchanged passes, while Flamengo played freely but didn't create chances. At 17 minutes, their best opportunity so far arrived. Diego took a free kick just outside the penalty area. Dourado jumped highest and headed the ball just wide of the post. 

Ten minutes later, the goal celebration caught in their throats. Paquetá took a skillful free kick, but the ball hit the crossbar.

Add another 10 minutes and finally the net rippled. Diego took a free kick that Everton headed in, scoring his eighth goal in Rio de Janeiro derbies.

The second half started as the fans wanted. Just eight minutes in, the first goal came. Diego worked the ball, passed to Paquetá who laid it off for Dourado to score his first goal and celebrate wildly.

With a 2-0 lead, it became much easier to manage the game. Botafogo had given up, and Flamengo accumulated chances to extend their lead. In the 18th minute, Pará delivered a perfect cross to Diego, who, from close range, sent the ball over the crossbar.

Botafogo pulled one back in the 23rd minute through Kieza, but Flamengo remained unfazed and continued to control the game. Carpegiani sent Vinicius Junior and Jonas onto the field, replacing Paquetá and Réver, respectively. And Vinicius almost scored a third in the 39th minute after a beautiful pass from Everton. He found himself one-on-one with Jefferson, but his shot was weak, making it easy for the goalkeeper. 

At 42 minutes, Vinícius received a cross from Cuellar, but failed to finish inside the penalty area. Two minutes later, Diego headed wide what would have been the third goal.