🔥 Pedro bags two, bogeyman blazing as Flamengo rout Atlético in BH
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Flamengo punished Atlético Mineiro right at Arena MRV in front of 28,148 fans in attendance.
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With a great first-half performance, the Rubro-Negro thrashed the Alvinegro 4-0 on Sunday night (26).
A clash valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão.
It ended Galo’s unbeaten home run. And extended CRF’s winning streak.
A setback that came right after the news about Hulk’s possible departure from the club.
There was no shortage of criticism toward Atlético’s investors and the squad as early as the first half.
Fla RUNS RIOT in the 1st half 🤯
Rossi was called into action before the break: he denied Natanael and, shortly after, was also helped by the post to keep out Cuello.
But Galo were up against an inspired opponent. Flamengo had six shots in the opening half.
Five of them were on target and three beat Everson.
Left unmarked in the box, Pedro opened the scoring in the 7th minute after being picked out by Arrascaeta.
The second came from Plata (31') right after Galo’s chances mentioned above.
Atlético’s tormentor in 2024, he brushed off the marking before celebrating.
Unable to contain their rival’s efficiency, Atlético remained easy prey.
And they saw Arrascaeta make it 3-0 in the 46th minute. Three goals born of build-up play 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 total 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 (again) lethal.
Pedro scored for the seventh time in this Brasileirão in the 84th minute.
Atlético suffered their first defeat after five straight wins in Belo Horizonte across all competitions.
And Flamengo — still unbeaten at the Arena — made it 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 have derbies 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). A Sudamericana match.
And CRF will be in Argentina to face Estudiantes on the same day, but in the Libertadores.
📸 Featured photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo
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