Flamengo ended up as the runner-up in the Recopa Sudamericana.
The defeat against Lanús happened in extra time, under heavy rain at Maracanã this Thursday (26).
The Argentine team opened the scoring with Rodrigo Castillo still in the first half, in a play with mistakes by Ayrton Lucas and Rossi.
Flamengo managed to turn the game around with two penalty goals, one converted by Arrascaeta and the second by Jorginho.
The goal for 2-1, which took the match to extra time, happened only at the 40th minute of the second half.
When the match was already heading to penalties, Lanús scored two goals and secured the title.
The Match
As expected, Flamengo dominated the ball possession and stayed in the attacking field for most of the game.
But it was Lanús who opened the scoring, from a mistake just when the Rubro-Negro was trying to build an attacking play.
Rossi left the goal and went near the midfield line to help start the play.
But when Ayrton Lucas passed the ball back to him, the pass was short and the Argentine goalkeeper slipped.
Castillo took advantage of the errors, regained possession for Lanús, and finished into the empty net.
The forward even dribbled past Rossi before coolly and lowly shooting into the goal.
After the play, Ayrton Lucas and Rossi were booed by the fans with every touch of the ball.
But Flamengo reacted quickly and equalized shortly after with a penalty kick.
Varela attempted a cross and had the ball intercepted by a Lanús player's arm inside the area.
Arrascaeta took the penalty and made it 1-1 before halftime.
In the second half, the game became even more of an attack versus defense, but Flamengo lacked real goal-scoring chances.
Even with Filipe Luís bringing Pedro, Cebolinha, and Paquetá off the bench, the team still struggled to finish from inside the area.
The turnaround came with another penalty, awarded after Arrascaeta was brought down inside the area.
Jorginho was on the field and took the penalty that turned the game around at Maracanã in the 40th minute of the second half.
In extra time, goal chances were rare.
For much of the game this Thursday, Lanús relied on set pieces to try to get the ball into Flamengo's area.
And it was following this strategy that the decisive goal for the title came, already in the final stretch of extra time.
After a corner kick, Canale headed into the net and started the Argentine title celebration.
Lanús still scored their third goal in the last play of the match, in a counterattack finished by Aquino.
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