2-0: Flamengo wake up from their stupor and take a temporary lead

Flamengo beat Corinthians 2-0 this Saturday at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro and reached the temporary leadership of the Brazilian Championship. Pedro scored the first goal in the 18th minute and Lorran got the winner in the 62nd minute.

Flamengo reached first place with 11 points, but the panorama could change on Sunday, when their immediate pursuers, Athletico Parananese and Bahía, face Palmeiras and Bragantino.

Flamengo’s forwards shined this Saturday on the Maracaná fieldwith Everton ‘Cebolinha’ and Uruguayan Nicolás de la Cruz also standing out.

The four rocked the match and combined the Rio team’s dominance against a Corinthians that had several missed opportunities and He couldn’t come out with a heavier defeat thanks to his goalkeeper Carlos Miguel.

Paulinho almost managed to open the scoring for the visitors early in the match, but Flamengo responded immediately with attacks from Everton, Lorran and De la Cruz. After a few minutes Pedro scored the first goal and from that moment the quartet dominated until the end of the first half. In the second half, Lorran put the icing on the cake.

The sixth day of the Brazilian Championship It continues this Sunday when Atlético Goianiense and Cruzeiro, Fortaleza and Botafogo, and Vasco da Gama and Vitória also face each other.

The meetings in which clubs from the south of the country are scheduled: Gremio, Internacional and Juventude, are postponed due to the crisis experienced in the state of Rio Grade do Sul due to heavy rains.

The three clubs, whose players and staff focused all their efforts on raising funds and helping those affected by the floods, joined the The government’s call to temporarily suspend the tournamenta decision being reviewed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).