Flamengo almost gave the ball away, but they meet schedule and outperform Santos

Flamengo completed the schedule and beat Santos 3-2, in a balanced match in the first half, and desperate for Robro Negro after stoppage time. They extended the lead to 2-0 five minutes into the second half, even having the luxury of missing a penalty, but eventually conceding two goals to the opposition, causing completely unnecessary suspense. It is interesting to remember that Rio once again faced another relegation candidate, whose tally is now at negative 15, and yet it was extremely annoying. Flamengo, who had already long since secured their presence in the 2026 Copa Libertadores, did nothing more than oblige. And Neymar, huh? He said a bunch of nonsense at the end of the first half.

What is impressive, in every way, and from two different aspects, are the red and black fans. The team, and therefore the club, makes mistakes in the series, keeping Filipe Luis, the man who failed to beat Central Cordoba, and the people remain loyal, believing in Santa Claus, that is, Flamengo will be a champion with this coach and his central staff, minute guides, who play poorly, substitute worse, justify without convincing, and lose incredible points.

Flamingo achieves its goal

As we said before, more of the same: Flamengo played the ball, exchanging thousands of passes, and the opponent, a little afraid of the Maracanã, retreated excessively, but threatened with counterattacks, barely completed due to the incompetence of his players. In the 37th minute, Arascaeta took a corner kick, and Leo Pereira managed to hold on to the ball to make it 1-0.

Santos decided to be bolder at the start of the final stage and, in a brilliant move – a combination of Tostao and Zico – put Carrascal ahead to make it 2-0. With an already weak São Paulo side wide open, Flamengo were given plenty of space to explore, leaving the visitor lost for a while. At the age of 20, William Arau took a penalty on Bruno Henrique, which the referee took a long time to take – and it went to VAR! – To score. Arrascaeta hit the right post. In such circumstances, the Uruguayan has the right to commit a foul.

At the age of 36, Igor Vinicius – himself – gave the ball to Bruno Henrique, who made it 3-0. At the age of 44, Robinho hit the crossbar and Gabriel Bontempo scored for Santos: 3 to 1. At the start of the second half, Lautaro Díaz reduced the score: 3 to 2. The final minutes were terrifying.

Filipe Luis’ Flamengo coach – who is likely to be sacked after the Copa Libertadores – turned an uneventful win over Santos into despair. Just imagine if you were a slightly stronger opponent…

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