O Flamengo was far from brilliant, he got some scares, but he played enough to win the Cuiabá 2-0, with goals from Pedro and Thiago Maia, in a match valid for the Brazilian. In today’s game (1st), the rubro-negros had control of the first half, but saw the opponent grow in the final stage at Arena Pantanal and take danger to their defense.
Still punished by embezzlement, the rubro-negros were unable to maintain the good rhythm and played to defend the advantage built at the beginning of the match, especially in the final half of the match. When he was under pressure, a speedy counterattack pulled by Rodrigo Muniz decreed victory, already in stoppage time.
In the next round, Fla faces the rival Fluminense, Sunday, 4 pm, at the Neo Química Arena. Cuiabá, in turn, receives on Sunday the Atlético-MG, 6:15 pm, at the Arena Pantanal.
Flamengo on the tea bill
—Image: Gil Gomes/AGIF
With complete control of the actions and well organized in capo, the visitors did not let the opponent play in the initial stage. The team dominated the actions, but lacked whim when defining the bids. Faced with a Cuiabá that came back brighter, the team suffered a lot and retreated. To make matters worse, Diego left the field complaining of knee pain and the team lost a little more in imagination. Faced with the not-so-inspired journey, the three points should be celebrated.
Cuiabá gets excited and scared
After a first half in which they were involved by the current champions, Cuiabá came back with a different posture and approached a draw. With the earlier marking and some moves by Luiz Fernando Iubel, the team grew and pushed the rival to their defense field. The Cuiabás took advantage of Fla’s physical decline to gain ground, but they lacked precision when deciding.
Michael stands out
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Michael in Cuiabá x Flamengo
Image: Gil Gomes/AGIF
The target of criticism from the fans, Michael was the best red-black on the field. The forward made some wrong decisions, but was Fla’s most incisive player. On the left side, he created good alternatives in attack and was tireless in his recovery. Like the rest of the team, he dropped out of production in the second half.
Pepe meets Fla
Created by Gávea, midfielder Pepê was reunited with the former club for the first time. Faced with Fla’s touch of the ball, the shirt 11 produced little and was an outcast in the Arena Pantanal, although there was no lack of delivery and search for the ball.
Walter saves, Danilo loses
When the game was 1-0 for Fla, Bruno Henrique came face to face with Walter, kicked, but the goalkeeper made a difficult defense. In a rare descent of Cuiabá, Clayson found Danilo Gomes, the forward had space to displace Gabriel Batista, but threw out the best chance of the hosts.
Chronology
At 9 of the first half, Vitinho steals the ball and the play ends at Pedro’s feet, who only completes to open the scoreboard. At 46 minutes into the second half, Thiago Maia closed the account, completing a counterattack.
Support
Cuiabá announced a partnership with the government of Mato Grosso, which will stamp the phrases “Meet Mato Grosso” and “Invest in Mato Grosso” on the training and game uniforms of Dourado. The novelty has already appeared in today’s game uniform.
a game for the idol
Idol of Flamengo in the 90s, the striker Gaucho was also responsible for the foundation of Cuiabá. After suffering with a prostate cancer, the top scorer did not resist and died in March 2016, insufficient time to see the duel up close.
DATASHEET
CUIABA X FLAMENGO
Reason: 8th round of the Brazilian Championship Serie A Local: Arena Pantanal, in Cuiabá (MT) Hour: 20h (Brasilia time) Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR) assistants: Fabricio Vilarinho da Silva (GO) and Sidmar dos Santos Meurer (PR) WHERE: Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima (RS) Goals: Pedro, at 9 minutes of the first half; Thiago Maia, 46 minutes into the second half. Yellow cards: Diego, Bruno Henrique, Rodinei, Vitinho, Max (FLA); Marllon, Clayson, Danilo Gomes (CUI) Red cards:
Cuiabá: Walter; Lucas Ramon (Camilo), marllon, Paulão e Lucas Hernández (Parrot); Yuri Lima, Rafael Gava (Uillian Correia) e Pepe; Clayson, Elton (Felipe Marques) e Jonathan Cafu (Danilo Gomes). Technical: Luiz Fernando Iubel
Flamengo: Gabriel Batista; Matheus, Willian Arão, Rodrigo Caio and Filipe Luís; Diego (Hugo Moura), João Gomes (Thiago Maia), Michael and Vitinho (Max); Bruno Henrique (Werton) and Pedro (Rodrigo Muniz). Technical: Rogerio Ceni
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