A flamingos reserve team beat 1-0 Atlético Mineiro this Saturday in a match played at Maracaná in Rio de Janeiro on match day 32 Brazilian Championship and shortened the gap that separates him from Palmeiras, leader of the tournament and on Sunday will be measured in a derby with Sao Paulo.
An Everton header gave Flamengo the winning goal in the 37th minute of the match. With 52 points, the Rio de Janeiro team is temporarily in fourth position in the classification table, 15 behind Palmeiras, ahead of 67.
For the match, Dorival Júnior used the reserve to focus his starting eleven on the second leg of the Copa do Brasil final, where they will face Corinthians, which takes place next Wednesday. In that game everything will be decided after the 0-0 first leg in Sao Paulo.
Although Atlético Mineiro stormed the hosts’ pitch, they collapsed after Everton’s spectacular goal and failed to hold onto the ball, dominated by Flamengo. As a result, ‘Galo’ remains in seventh position with 47 points.
In the other game of the day, Fortaleza beat América Mineiro 1-2 with two goals from Thiago Gallardo. The meeting between Goias and Corinthians scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Monday due to a disagreement over tickets to be offered to visiting fans.
Source: La Verdad
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