Result at Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre, puts the red-and-black team in the lead with the same seven points as Palmeiras.
With goals from Arrascaeta – one in each half -, Flamengo defeated Grêmio, 2-0, this Sunday (13/4), in the third round of the Brazilian Championship. The result at Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre, puts the red-and-black team in the lead with the same seven points as Palmeiras, but with an advantage in the tiebreaker criteria.
Flamengo returns to the field next Wednesday (16/4), when it hosts Juventude, at Maracanã. On the same day, Grêmio visits Mirassol in the interior of São Paulo. Grêmio’s mistakes, and Arrascaeta the decisive one
Right from the first counterattack they had, Flamengo opened the scoring after three minutes. Michael made a great pass in the middle of the defense and when he tried to cut it out, Edenilson took Wagner Leonardo out of the play. Better for Arrascaeta, who invaded the area unmarked and dribbled past Tiago Volpi. At a disadvantage on the scoreboard, the Gauchos failed to coordinate their marking, especially in the midfield. From the midfield up, they also did poorly with a lot of slowness and passing errors. When the hosts did bother the red-and-black defense a little, it was through individual plays by Braithwaite.
More objective, the team led by Filipe Luís bet on activating Arrascaeta, usually behind Camilo. At 22′, Flamengo came close to extending the lead when the Uruguayan passed to Bruno Henrique, who had space but lost the timing of the play, making it easy for Volpi to save a shot from a tight angle. Arrasca does it again
After the break, the 20,000 or so Grêmio fans in attendance tried hard to get the home team back into the game. But despite having more possession, the team was unable to tie the game. To make matters worse, former Grêmio player Everton Cebolinha, one of the players who came on in the second half, made an excellent play after receiving double pressure on the halfway line.
Even though he was down, the forward managed to pass the ball, and Arrascaeta ran free until he invaded the area and beat Tiago Volpi, at 21′. From then on, Grêmio tried to smother the team by approaching the area, but Flamengo got the better of the duels and got a great result away from home.
