He São Paulo tied this Sunday 1-1 with the flamenco at the Maracana stadium in a match where the Colombian James Rodriguez He had his first minutes in the Brazilian league, reaching the center with Botafogo as a solid leader.
The Brazilian Championship ends its first round with Botafogo, who on Saturday beat Internacional 3-1, with a near-perfect campaign and fourteen points ahead of Gremio, who are in second place.
At the Maracanã, Lucas Moura, newly arrived in Sao Paulo after just over a decade in European football, put the visitors ahead in the 37th minute after an individual move that found no resistance from a sleepy Flamengo and ended with a loud bang from outside the area.
Flamengo’s equalizer came in extra time, through a penalty scored by Pedro. James Rodríguez, the great signing of the São Paulo team with Moura in the last window, entered in the 65th minute to replace Alexandre Pato and left some glimpses of his quality, despite the fact that he is still lacking in rhythm. He also came close to scoring after a dangerous low shot peeked into the Flamengo goal.
The Colombian made his debut on the best stage, the same Maracana where, in the round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he scored the goal that earned him the FIFA Puskás award for the best score of the year that and opened the doors for him.gates of Real Madrid.
It was a tough match for Flamengo, greeted with boos at the Maracana by fans angry at the team and Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli after Paraguay’s Olimpia were knocked out of the Copa Libertadores. The result leaves Flamengo in third position, with 32 points, while Sao Paulo remains in ninth place, with 27.
Luis Suárez wins against Marcelo
In another match this Sunday, coach Renato Gaúcho’s Gremio defeated Fluminense 2-1, led by Brazil coach Fernando Diniz, in a tough and balanced game, with the result bringing the Porto Alegre team to 33 points. and in second position behind Botafogo.
Bitello and Ferreira scored for Gremio and Argentine Germán Cano scored for ‘Flu’, who stayed on 31 points. The side that Marcelo played in the team of Rio de Janeiro, which once repeated the Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez, who is now in Gremio, a rivalry that once seasoned classics between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the league of Spain.
Source: La Verdad
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