Flamengo went to Beira-Rio, this Sunday (17), and defeated Internacional 3 x 0, for the 20th round of the Brasileirão 2025.
With a completely reserve team, thinking about the return match of the Libertadores round of 16, against the red-blacks, next Wednesday (20), Colorado suffered its biggest defeat playing at home, this season.
Having nothing to do with it, Flamengo – which hadn't scored three goals at Beira-Rio for 23 years – built the victory in 12 minutes.
After all, at six minutes, after a cross from Arrascaeta in the area, Varela adjusted the ball with a header back, and Pedro took it first, crossed, to open the score.
✅⚽️ O GPS TÁ LIGADO! GOL DE PEDRO!
Lançamento de Arrascaeta para área, Varela escora de cabeça e acerta o camisa 9, que não perde chance e abre o placar para o Flamengo contra o Internacional. pic.twitter.com/WbrsQYohaM— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025
Next, in a deadly counter-attack, Pedro showed calm inside the area to finish off Rochet.
GOL DE VIDEO GAME 🎮🙇
Pedro marca o segundo gol do Flamengo contra o Internacional. Em jogada rápida de contra-ataque, o camisa 9 bate colocado pra ampliar o placar. pic.twitter.com/OVQmYDN4Tt— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025
Still in the first half, Léo Pereira hit a bicycle kick and hit the Colorado post.
QUE LANCE DO LÉO PEREIRA! 😱
Zagueiro do Flamengo tenta finalização de bicicleta contra o Internacional. Imagina se a bola entra… pic.twitter.com/ui56vfCGxo— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025
Inter's best chance came at the beginning of the second half, in a bomb from Gustavo Prado that Rossi defended.
Gustavo Prado, do Inter, manda chutaço para a defesa de Rossi. Que pancada! E bela defesa do Flamengo. pic.twitter.com/Y49y6GCYMz
— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025
But there was no way. Arrascaeta took advantage of Inter's wrong ball exit and activated Gonzalo Plata, who scored the third.
GOL DO FLAMENGO! PLATA FAZ 3 A 0!
Em uma bobagem da saída de bola colorada, Saúl recupera a bola, ele aciona Plata que manda no cantinho! Amplia o Flamengo no Beira-Rio. pic.twitter.com/B6catk6owH— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025
🎩 The Uruguayan magician
With the two assists in the match, Arracaeta reached assist number 100 with Flamengo's shirt.
He is the fourth highest "waiter" in red-black history, behind only Adílio (102), Junior (152) and Zico (204).
Arrascaeta also became the player who gave the most assists in the history of the Brasileirão, with the same 77 as Marcelinho Carioca.
Mais assistências na história do Flamengo:
204 – Zico
152 – Júnior
102 – Adílio
100 – ARRASCAETA
78 – Léo Moura
Mais assistências na história do Brasileirão:
77 – ARRASCAETA
77 – Marcelinho Carioca
73 – Edmundo
68 – Dudu
64 – Éverton Ribeiro
CRAQUE! pic.twitter.com/ab9gdm9UGM— Diário de Torcedor (@DiarioGols) August 17, 2025
🚦 How it stands
With the victory, Flamengo reached 43 points and remained isolated at the top of the Brasileirão.
Internacional remained with 24 points and in 12th place in the table.
The teams return to the field next Wednesday (20), again at Beira-Rio, for the return match of the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores.
As they won the first leg by 1 x 0, the Cariocas can even draw and still advance to the quarterfinals. The Gauchos need a two-goal advantage to move on.
For the Brasileirão, Colorado returns to the field next Saturday (23), when they visit Cruzeiro, at Mineirão, while the Rubro-Negro hosts Vitória, at Maracanã, on Monday (25).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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