Mengao beats Corinthians (0-2) with goals from De Arrascaeta and Gabigol and leaves the classification almost sentenced
Timao, who was better until receiving the first goal, did not outline reaction capacity and is practically KO
With two lashes, one from De Arrascaeta and a second from Gabigol, Flamengo silenced Corinthians away from home (0-2) and put them on course for the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, which will be the third in the last four years. The individual quality of two of the best rubronegros players made the difference in a classic that faced the two clubs with the greatest ‘crookedness’ in Brazil. The second leg, scheduled for next week in the Maracanã, sounds like a formality seeing how little reaction power the São Paulo players had when they found themselves behind on the scoreboard.
El Timao, who could not count on Willian at the last minute due to some inconvenience, went out to bitewith a controversial alignment since the Portuguese Victor Pereira he tried to leave the extreme on the bench Roger Guedes (with which he left very helpless to Yuri Alberto) and behind the wheel Giuliano. In addition, he soon lost mayconone of his bets in the spinal cord, for a stomp.
Everything was under the control of the Corinthians with a very reactive Flamengo, until the Colombian Cantillo made the mistake of losing a ball inside his own area, which ended at the feet of De Arrascaeta before touching Joao Gomes’ arm. And the Uruguayan finished masterfully for the entire squad with a cannon shot. The VAR did not come into action. There, in the 37th minute, everything Timao had to offer came to an end.
Flamengo, until then pragmatic, stuck out their chests and took control of the situation. The entire second half was rubronegro. The 0-2 came soon, in the 50th minute, in a counterattack in which Rodini left her for Gabigol, brand-free, another spectacular completion will be produced.
With a dead Timao, the cariocas managed the match at will and showed that they have a bench and resources to fight for the continental title, with the entry of his two star signings in this contracting window: the former Blaugrana Arturo Vidal and the extreme Everton Cebolinharepatriated from Benfica.
Flamengo is already looking at the cross between Vélez Sarsfield and Talleres, who will play the first round next morning, from which their hypothetical rival will come out in the semifinals.. because Corinthians hasn’t won a game away from home in the Libertadores since 2018. And next Tuesday, at the Maracana, they will need a victory by at least two goals to take the tie to penalties. In other words, a chimera disguised as a miracle.