For the 22nd round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo played a good game and beat Botafogo by 2-1 this Saturday night (2nd), at the Nilton Santos stadium. Marlon Freitas (own goal) and Bruno Henrique scored the goals in the classic.
With the result, Mengão has 39 points on the leaderboard and ended Alvinegro’s invincibility in their domains.
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The game
Flamengo started the match looking to attack, and with just one minute left, managed to open the scoring at Nilton Santos. Wesley received from Pedro and crossed low in the area. Marlon Freitas tried to make the cut and sent it against his own assets. Own goal from the alvinegro defender: 1-0.
Even after the goal, Rubro-Negro did not retreat and continued to look for offensive plays. During the initial stage, Botafogo went up to try to draw. It happened at 18′. Tiquinho dominated inside the area, the ball was left for Victor Sá to drop the bomb in the left corner of Matheus Cunha: 1 to 1.
Good plot of the red-black attack at 22′. Gerson appeared on the left and played for Bruno Henrique in the area. The number 27 hit low, but Lucas Perri made the save.
In the final stretch, Flamengo controlled possession of the ball in the offensive field, exploring mainly through the left sector with Bruno Henrique and Gerson. In addition, Bruno Henrique received at the entrance to the area, cleared his marker and hit hard. Lucas Perri defended it. In a very busy first stage, the teams went to the break with 1 to 1 on the scoreboard.
Flamengo even scored the second at the beginning of the second half with Bruno Henrique, but VAR marked the striker’s offside. At 8′, Pedro dominated inside the area and kicked over the goal.
The game was open. Both teams were looking for the goal at all times. At 27′, Mengão deservedly scored the second goal. And it was with Bruno Henrique, the best on the field. The attacker received an open ball on the left, passed as he wanted by JP Galvão and landed a beautiful shot in the goalkeeper’s left angle. A great goal at Nilton Santos: 2 to 1.
