Palmeiras and Flamengo draw in an electrifying game

In the big game of this round palm trees It is Flamengo faced each other this Saturday night (8) at Allianz Park Stadium, the two teams were tied 1-1, with a goal in each half. Dudu put the team from São Paulo ahead in the first half and Arrascaeta tied for the cariocas in the second.

The game

Palmeiras was dominant in the first half, and a minute into the game, the goal almost came out: After Dudu’s cross, the ball went past everyone and it deflected off Ayrton Lucas and Arthur, and goalkeeper Matheus Cunha saved it.

The whole time there was great ball control by Palmeiras. And he created a lot of plays on the right side. Flamengo, on the other hand, had difficulties in making their midfield play. O red-black Gerson entered the front and Luiz Araújo, who was making his debut in the Brazilian championship, entered playing on the right wing. Everton Ribeiro and Arrascaeta started on the bench.

In the 16th minute, the match had to be stopped, as players from both teams complained of a smell of pepper spray. The game was stopped for two minutes.

At 23, the goal of the green: Mayke crossed inside the area, Rony headed it and Matheus Cunha defended it, the ball still hit the post, in the spare Thiago Maia cut badly and it reached Dudu who hit it first and made it 1 to 0.

another stoppage

After the goal, the game again had to stop due to pepper spray, this time the game stopped for four minutes. According to information from the broadcast, there was a mix-up between an organized Flamengo crowd and the police.

The ball rolls again

Flamengo had their first chance in the 48th minute: Gerson made a good move and finished, Pedro still deflected and Weverton released the ball and it was left to Everton Cebolinha who isolated the kick.

Palmeiras almost scored the second with defender Luan who appeared in the area and filled the foot, but goalkeeper Matheus Cunha saved. Soon after Flamengo arrived with Everton Cebolinha who faced the Palmeiras defense and kicked from outside and Weverton defended.

In the second half, Flamengo came with the following change: Everton Ribeiro came in for Luiz Araújo. And the move had an effect, because unlike the first stage, the team from Rio began to have more possession of the ball. Palmeiras tried to find themselves through counterattacks.

As expected, Arrascaeta replaced Everton Cebolinha, and the red-black grew even more, so much so that at 35 minutes he scored the equalizing goal: After Everton Ribeiro’s cross, the Uruguayan midfielder deflected a header and tied the match 1-1.

Palmeiras came close to winning, with a free-kick raised in the area, defender Murilo headed towards the net, but the VAR analyzed the move and saw offside by the defender of the alvi-verde. End of Game 1 to 1.

_{Best moments of Palmeiras 1 X 1 Flamengo (Video: Reproduction/GE)}

Schedule of the two teams

On Wednesday (12) the red-black team from Rio de Janeiro will face Athletico-PR in Curitiba, at 21:30, Brasilia time. Palmeiras will play on Thursday (13) at home against They are Paul at 19:00, Brasilia time. Both teams are looking to qualify for the semi-finals of the Brazil’s Cup.

For the BrazilianFlamengo has the classic against Fluminensenext Sunday (16) at 16:00, Brasilia time on Maracanã. On the same day, Palmeiras goes to Porto Alegre to face Internationalat the waterfront at 18:30, Brasilia time.

Featured photo. Palmeiras and Flamengo are tied. Reproduction: Gazeta Press