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Pedro nets two and nemesis on fire as Flamengo rout Atlético in BH
Flamengo punished Atlético Mineiro right at the Arena MRV.
With a great first-half performance, the Rubro-Negro thrashed the Alvinegro 4-0 on Sunday night (26).
The match was valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão.
It ended Galo’s unbeaten home run. And extended CRF’s winning streak.
The setback came right after the news about Hulk’s possible departure from the club.
There was no shortage of criticism toward Atlético’s investors and squad as early as the first half.
Fla CRUISES in the 1st half
Rossi was called into action before the break: he denied Natanael and, shortly after, was also saved by the post to stop Cuello from scoring.
But Galo were up against an inspired opponent, who had six shots in the opening half.
Five of them were on target, and three beat Everson.
Unmarked in the box, Pedro opened the scoring in the 7th minute after being picked out by Arrascaeta.
The second came from Plata (31') shortly after Galo’s chances mentioned above.
Atlético’s tormentor in 2024, he shrugged off his marker before celebrating.
Unable to contain the visitors’ efficiency, Atlético continued to be easy prey.
And they saw Arrascaeta make it 3-0 in stoppage time of the first half. Three goals built on teamwork and talent.
Galo try, but...
Eduardo Domínguez made two changes right away for the second half.
Minda, one of the substitutes, saw Rossi pull off a miracle save.
Atlético had full control of the action.
But they lacked the quality needed to try to “get back into the game.”
And Flamengo, who had not even managed a shot after the break, were deadly again.
Pedro scored his seventh goal in this Brasileirão in the 84th minute.
Atlético suffered their first loss after five straight wins in Belo Horizonte across all competitions.
And Flamengo — still unbeaten at the Arena — reached seven straight wins overall.
Standings and schedule
Atlético stayed on 14 points. They are 15th, with one more win than Inter and Santos — teams on the same number of points.
Flamengo, meanwhile, moved up to 26 with one game in hand. They remain second, six points behind Palmeiras.
Both teams now have derby matches ahead in the Brasileirão.
On Saturday (2), Galo will be the away side against Cruzeiro at Mineirão.
And Rubro-Negro, on Sunday (3), will host Vasco at the Maracanã.
But both teams also have South American competition matches coming up.
CAM will be away to Cienciano on Wednesday (29) in the Sudamericana.
And CRF will be in Argentina to face Estudiantes on the same day, but in the Libertadores.
Featured photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.
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