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With a goal in the VERY LAST PLAY, Flamengo and Vasco drew 2-2 this Sunday (3) at the Maracanã, in the 14th round of the Brasileirão.
With Carlo Ancelotti in attendance at the Maracanã, Flamengo went 2-0 up through Pedro and Jorginho, but Vasco pulled level with goals from Robert Renan and Hugo Moura.
A result greatly celebrated by Palmeiras, who saw Flamengo — with a game in hand — closing the gap in the standings.
Carletto was there!
Carlo Ancelotti did, in fact, make an appearance at the Maracanã.
The Brazil national team coach was accompanied by Rodrigo Caetano, Coordinator of Men’s National Teams, Juan, technical coordinator, and fitness coach Cristiano Nunes.
Pedro was reportedly one of the players being watched.
Pedro scores and Vasco push
It took just eight minutes for Pedro to find space, beat Robert Renan and Cuesta, and celebrate his eighth goal in the Brasileirão.
Vasco did not let it affect them. They managed to find spaces and then neutralize their rivals.
What was missing, though, was finishing quality. Brenner’s chance, for example.
Vasco even found the net, but it was ruled offside.
The Cruz-Maltino side were more aggressive before the break.
Meanwhile, Flamengo gradually limited themselves to looking for counterattacks.
Fla extend the lead and Renato’s attempts
Vasco really did try to level things right after halftime, as they maintained their aggressive approach.
But then came a VAR review that pointed to Paulo Henrique’s penalty on Pedro. And Jorginho made it 2-0 (60').
After falling even further behind, Renato Gaúcho went to work by betting on changes up front. But without taking too many risks.
Vasco pull one back
The scenario remained the same: an open game, pure end-to-end action.
And it was up to Robert Renan to add extra drama in the 84th minute after scoring with a header.
Vasco kept pushing and were rewarded with a goal — literally — on the VERY last play.
After a cross from the right, Hugo Moura got a touch to make it 2-2.
📊 Standings and schedule 📅
Flamengo moved to 27 points. Six behind leaders Palmeiras.
Vasco, meanwhile, moved to 17. They remain close to the relegation zone.
Both will return to Brasileirão action on Sunday (10).
The Rubro-Negro will visit Grêmio. The Cruz-Maltino side, meanwhile, will face Athletico at São Januário.
Before that, however, they have matches outside Brazil.
Fla will visit Independiente Medellín on Thursday (7) in the Libertadores.
Meanwhile, CRVG will travel to Chile to take on Audax Italiano on Wednesday (6).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
