FLAMENGO FANS MAKE A MOSAIC TAKING A WAVE WITH FLUMINENSE

On Thursday night (19), Flamengo hosted Peñarol at Maracanã for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores da América and came out with an unfavorable result. In front of more than 64 thousand fans, the team led by Tite had several opportunities, but failed to score.

The Uruguayan team took advantage of one of the few chances and, with a goal from Cabrera, secured a 1-0 victory. Now, Mengão will need to reverse the deficit in the second leg, scheduled for next Thursday- fair (26), in Montevideo.

This Thursday's defeat puts the Rio team in a delicate situation. To guarantee qualification to the semi-finals, Mais Querido will need to win by two goals at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium. A simple victory will take the decision to penalties, while any other score guarantees Peñarol's place. The result was even more painful for the club, as Flamengo has not lost at Maracanã in Libertadores competitions since 2019, also to Peñarol.

The return game is full of expectations, mainly due to the historic rivalry between the two teams in the South American competition. The winner of this duel will face, in the semifinals, the winner of the clash between Botafogo and São Paulo. On the other side of the bracket, there are River Plate (Argentina), Colo-Colo (Chile), Fluminense and Atlético-MG, which makes the path to the final even more competitive.

FLAMENGO AND PEÑAROL RETURN TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Before the decisive match for the Libertadores, both teams have commitments for their national leagues. CRF travels to Porto Alegre to face Grêmio, next Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm, for the Brazilian Championship. Peñarol faces Cerro, also on Sunday, at 7pm, away from home, in the Clausura of the Uruguayan Championship.

Flamengo entered the field on Thursday night. With a packed Maracanã, Tite's men played the first match of the Libertadores quarter-finals against Peñarol (URU). The objective was to play a good game and take an advantage for the return game, next week. In this sense, the Rio team ended up disappointing the more than 60 thousand paying guests at the stadium and lost 1-0, in one of the team's worst matches of the year.

Summary

Peñarol It started well and Peñarol soon showed that it would play on the red and black error. Therefore, the Uruguayans opened the scoring after 12 minutes, with Cabrera, in a counterattack. Soon after, Flamengo responded with Plata's header hitting the post. But the red and black team had difficulty creating chances. In the final stretch of the first half, Flamengo grew and had great opportunities to draw. Bruno Henrique, alone, headed over goalkeeper Aguerre, who also made a great save from Arrascaeta's shot.

In the second half, Flamengo came back even better, but came up against the strong Uruguayan marking and the lack of creativity to reach the opponent's goal. Tite moved the sides, which gave Flamengo more speed, however, it had little effect due to a terrible night from Arrascaeta and De la Cruz. As a result, the result did not change and now Flamengo needs to reverse the situation away from home next week.

What now?

With the result, Flamengo will need to win by at least two goals to guarantee one of the places in the Libertadores semi-finals. The match takes place in Uruguay, next Thursday. However, Fla needs to turn the key, because there is a Brazilian Championship game to play on the weekend. Tite's men will face Grêmio, away from home, next Sunday, at 6:30 pm;

This Friday (6), Meninas da Gávea staged an exciting comeback victory over Fluminense, in the Carioca Under-20 Championship. Flamengo won the classic 3-2, with two goals from Mariana, one of which was a great goal almost from midfield. Bruna scored the third goal, guaranteeing the red and black triumph.

THE GAME: TURNOVER AND EMOTION IN THE CLASSIC

Fluminense started pressing and opened the scoring just 2 minutes into the game. In the 9th minute, it increased to 2-0, but Flamengo reacted quickly. In the next move, Mariana hit a beautiful shot from long distance, reducing the tricolor's advantage.

Flamengo continued to press and almost equalized with a move from Barraca, after a corner kick from Letícia. In another dangerous move, Anna Luiza threw it to Ana Papel, who left Letícia in a position to finish, putting the opponent's goal in danger.

In the 33rd minute, Flamengo asked for a penalty in a handball inside the penalty area. Fluminense, but the referee didn't score anything. At the end of the first half, Mariana appeared again and tied the match for Mengão. Break: 2 to 2.

In the second half, Flamengo came back with everything. Anna Luiza almost turned the game around early on, finishing over the goal. At 18 minutes, Isabela Nunes crossed for Ingrid, who finished for the goalkeeper's defense, but on the rebound, Bruna took advantage to turn the score to Flamengo: 3 to 2.

With the advantage, the Meninas da Gávea controlled the game and almost expanded, with Mariana hitting the post in the final minutes. The match ended with the red and black victory, which continues firmly in the Carioca Under-20 Championship.

Flamengo returns to the field on Saturday (14), when they face Serrano, in Gávea, in the 4th round of the Carioca Under-20 Championship.
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Flamengo: Bibi; Bruna, Barraca, Carol Martins (Sofia) and Luciana (Isabela Nunes); Cerqueira (Leane), Letícia (Alice) and Ana Papel (Maria Peck); Anna Luiza, Mariana and Ingrid (Brendha).

Fluminense: Thaina; Mirella, Stefane, Leticia and Leandra; Julia Silva (Lorena), Carioca and Adrielly; Sophia, Rayka and Milena.