“Pedro opened the scoring for Flamengo after sustained pressure, capitalising on a corner routine that had kept Chapecoense's defence stretched. The goal came after an earlier shot from Augusto was saved and a header from Pedro himself went wide, before he finally found the net.”
Pivotal“Chapecoense's miserable half was compounded when defender Rafael Thyere turned a corner into his own net, gifting Flamengo a two-goal cushion just before half-time and effectively ending the contest as a competitive fixture.”
Pivotal“Any faint hopes Chapecoense harboured of a second-half revival were extinguished within three minutes of the restart when substitute Lorran — introduced during the break — finished coolly to make it three.”
Pivotal“Pedro wrapped up a commanding individual display by completing his brace in the 86th minute, capping an emphatic away victory that underlined Flamengo's title credentials.”
Chapecoense
Flamengo
Outstanding performance
Flamengo•AttackerFlamengo were ruthless and efficient in Arena Condá, dismantling a Chapecoense side that offered little resistance once the game was put to bed in the opening stages of the second half. Pedro broke the deadlock in the 26th minute, and a moment of misfortune before the break — Rafael Thyere turning a corner into his own net in the 38th — left Chapecoense shellshocked at half-time. Lorran came off the bench and immediately stamped his authority on the game, scoring within minutes of the restart to make it three. Despite Chapecoense registering 13 shots, only three troubled the keeper, underscoring how little genuine threat they posed — Flamengo's six shots on target from just ten attempts tells the story of ruthless efficiency from the visitors. For Chapecoense, marooned in the relegation zone, this is another hammer blow in what is becoming a desperate season; Flamengo, by contrast, continue their title charge in imperious form.
How entertaining was this match?
Sebastiao Enio Santos de Almeida takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos scores, making it 4-0.
Goal! Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos scores, making it 0-4.
PedroGoal! Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos scores, making it 0-4.
Goal! The score is now 0-4.
Shot by Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos with his right foot is saved.
Rubens Ricoldi comes on for Marcinho.
Danilo Luiz da Silva is on, and Leo Pereira is off.
Bruno Matias dos Santos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marcinho takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Altemir Cordeiro Pessoa Neto takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kassio replaces Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso.
Kassio comes on for Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso.
On Evertton Araujo, off Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, Jorginho.
Alex Sandro Lobo Silva is on, and Ayrton Ayrton Dantas de Medeiros is off.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta comes on for Bruno Henrique Pinto.
Bruno de Jesus Pacheco takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Bruno Matias dos Santos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Bruno Matias dos Santos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Bruno Matias dos Santos comes on for Vinicius Balieiro Lourenco Carvalho.
Sebastiao Enio Santos de Almeida is on, and David Antunes is off.
Yellow card for Bruno de Jesus Pacheco.
LorranLorran Lucas Pereira de Sousa takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Shot by Lorran Lucas Pereira de Sousa with his right foot is saved.
Goal! Lorran Lucas Pereira de Sousa scores, making it 3-0.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Shot by Eduardo Domachowski with a header, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yannick Bolasie takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Goal! An own goal by Rafael Thyere de Albuquerque Marques makes it 0-2.
Rafael ThyereShot by Rafael Thyere de Albuquerque Marques results in an own goal.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Corner awarded.
Lorran Lucas Pereira de Sousa is on, and Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jimenez is off.
PedroPedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Bruno Henrique
Goal! Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos scores, making it 0-1.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Giovanni Augusto Oliveira Cardoso takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ayrton Dantas de Medeiros takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Yannick Bolasie takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
Bottom-placed Chapecoense host second-placed Flamengo in a sold-out Arena Condá on Thursday, with the Rubro-Negro arriving with serious injury concerns but formidable momentum. For Chapecoense, languishing in the relegation zone with just 9 points from 17 matches, this is a must-not-lose occasion against one of Brazil's giants.
