Flamengo is defeated by São Paulo in the debut of the Brazilian Women's Championship

In the debut of the 2025 Women's Brasileirão, Flamengo ended up losing to São Paulo by 1-0 on Monday night (24} , at the Luso-Brasileiro stadium. The Meninas da Gávea had broad dominance in the first half, but did not convert the opportunities into goals. In the first minute of the second half, Isa shook the net and gave the victory to the tricolor team. Now, the red-blacks face Bahia in the second round of the national competition.

The game

The match began with the teams studying each other closely. When the Meninas da Gávea moved forward, they had difficulty making the final pass. Five minutes in, Ju Ferreira sent a long pass to Fernanda, but the goalkeeper anticipated the attack and managed to clear the danger.

Pressuring São Paulo's ball out, Cristiane got the better of her, made a good play on the left side, cut inside and took a shot. The ball went into the net from the outside. Flamengo was more effective in the opening minutes, keeping more possession of the ball. At 18', Jucinara crossed into the area, the São Paulo defender cleared it poorly and the ball fell to Glaucia, who shot first time and wide.

More comfortable in the game, the red-and-black team was approaching the attack with danger. At 28', Jucinara received the ball at the edge of the area and unleashed a bomb. The ball hit the crossbar. Mengão almost opened the scoring in the Luso-Brazilian. Four minutes later, Glaucia took a corner kick to the far post and Agustina headed it into the corner. The ball went just wide of the post.

In the final minutes of the first half, the Meninas da Gávea created another great chance to break the deadlock. Glaucia sent a great pass to Fernanda, who beat her physical presence, entered the area and hit a powerful shot. Goalkeeper Carlinha made a great save and kept the match at a goalless draw.

In the first minute of the second half, São Paulo opened the scoring with Isa, who received a pass behind the red-black defense and touched it past Isa Cruz: 1-0. Flamengo tried to respond quickly. Ju Ferreira crossed into the area and Fernanda did a diving header, but the ball went wide.

To give the team some fresh blood, coach Maurício Salgado made some changes to try to equalize. The match lost some intensity in the second half. São Paulo, in turn, continued to attack and create chances to increase their lead. In the final minutes, the red-and-black team went on the attack to try to equalize, but failed. The match ended with a defeat in the Brasileirão debut.

Flemish

Isa Cruz; Fabi Simões (Monalisa), Nubia, Agustina and Jucinara (Chai); Djeni, Ju Ferreira and Glaucia (Mariana); Fernanda, Laysa (Valeria Cantuario) and Cristiane (Vitória Almeida).

Coach: Mauricio Salgado.

São Paulo

Carlinha; Bruna Calderan, Kaka, Jé Soares (Duda Serrana) and Bia Menezes; Robinha (Késia), Aline Milene and Camilinha (Karla Alves); Dudinha (Carol Gil), Crivelari (Maressa) and Isa.

Coach: Thiago Viana.

Week's agenda

The Girls from Gávea return to the field next Thursday (27) to face Bahia, at 3 pm, at the Joia da Princesa stadium, for the second round of the Brasileirão Feminino.

Technical sheet

Flamengo 0x1 São Paulo – 1st Round of the Brazilian Women's Championship

Location: Luso-Brazilian Stadium, RJ

Date and time: 03/24/2025 at 9:30 pm

Arbitration: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia, Fabiana Nobrega Pitta and Naiara Mendes Tavares

Yellow cards: Robinha (SÃO), Crivelari (S