At Maracanã, Flamengo crushed Madureira 8-0 on Monday (2), in the second leg of the Cariocão 2026 semifinals.
With a 3-0 victory in the first leg, the Rubro-Negro advances to the tournament final with TEN on aggregate.
After the disappointment of losing the Recopa Sudamericana at Maracanã last Thursday (26) against Lanús from Argentina, the crisis hit Ninho do Urubu.
Organized supporters went to the training center to demand accountability from the board, technical staff, and the squad, and coach Filipe Luís found himself under pressure from the Nation for the first time in his short and successful career.
Before the match even started, around 25,000 fans present at the "Biggest in the World" protested against the team.
But once the game started, the abyssal technical difference between the squads became evident.
In the first half alone, Flamengo scored four goals, with two from Lucas Paquetá, an own goal by Jean, and another from Pedro, who scored again after almost a month.
To worsen the situation for the Suburban Tricolor, Wallace was sent off.
After the break, Pedro found the back of Madureira's net three more times, and Samuel Lino completed the rout in the "luxury training session."
🚦 What's Next
With the qualification, Flamengo will face Fluminense in the Cariocão 2026 final next Sunday (8), at 6 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã.
The Rubro-Negro is the team with the most trophies in the tournament with 39 titles, while the Tricolor das Laranjeiras, which was the top winner until 2007, has been state champion 33 times.
Since 2020, Flamengo and Fluminense have faced each other in the Cariocão final five times, including last year's, with three titles for the Rubro-Negro and two for the Tricolor.
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