“Giorgian de Arrascaeta opens the scoring after sustained Flamengo pressure, converting an assist from Pedro to make it 1-0 after a sequence of blocked efforts in the lead-up.”
Pivotal“A VAR review involving Kaio Jorge interrupts the momentum just as Cruzeiro began pushing forward, a moment of controversy that preceded their equaliser and injected uncertainty into the tie.”
“Lucas Romero equalises for Cruzeiro three minutes after a VAR review had disrupted play, levelling the match at 1-1 and briefly putting the aggregate tie in the balance.”
Pivotal“Samuel Lino restores Flamengo's lead with a goal assisted by Pedro, making it 2-1 and effectively securing the aggregate passage as Cruzeiro had no answer going forward.”
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Flamengo
Cruzeiro
Outstanding performance
Flamengo•AttackerFlamengo controlled enough of this second leg to advance, finishing with 52% possession, 24 shots to Cruzeiro's 14, and a commanding 63 dangerous attacks to 28. Giorgian de Arrascaeta broke the deadlock on 35 minutes, capitalising on sustained pressure in the closing stages of a first half that Flamengo largely dominated territorially. Cruzeiro hit back almost immediately after the break — a VAR review at 48 minutes set the stage, and Lucas Romero levelled on 51 minutes to briefly rattle the hosts and put the aggregate score in the balance. The tie's decisive moment arrived on 62 minutes when Samuel Lino restored Flamengo's lead, assisted again by Pedro, and the Cruzeiro goalkeeper — who made seven saves — could only do so much to hold back the tide. Cruzeiro's inability to create any big chances of their own, in stark contrast to Flamengo's four, ultimately told the story of why the Rio giants advance to the next round.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Bruno Henrique Pinto.
Matheus Pereira takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Luciano Rodriguez Rosales takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot by Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima with his left foot, but it's saved.
Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Keny Arroyo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Joao Costa's right-footed shot is blocked.
Evertton Araujo takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bruno Rafael Rodrigues do Nascimento comes on for Gerson Santos da Silva.
Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Evertton Araujo is on, and Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, also known as Jorginho, is off.
Luciano Rodriguez Rosales comes on for Gabriel Rojas.
Evertton Araujo is on, and Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, also known as Jorginho, is off.
Fagner Conserva Lemos comes on for William de Asevedo Furtado.
Luciano Rodriguez Rosales comes on for Gabriel Rojas.
Gullermo Varela is on, and Ayrton Dantas de Medeiros is off.
Bruno Henrique Pinto comes on for Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos.
Jorge Carrascal takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Samuel Dias Lino takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
WilliamYellow CardYellow card shown to William de Asevedo Furtado.
Joao Costa comes on for Wesley Gassova.
Joao Costa replaces Wesley Gassova.
Jorge Carrascal comes on for Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jimenez.
On Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, off Giorgian De Arrascaeta Benedetti.
Shot on goal! Samuel Dias Lino takes a right-footed shot.
assist: Pedro
Goal! Samuel Dias Lino scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos.
Goal! Samuel Dias Lino scores, making it 2-1.
Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta Benedetti takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Gerson Santos da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Shot! Lucas Daniel Romero scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Gerson
Goal! Lucas Daniel Romero scores, making it 1-1.
Gabriel Rojas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Wesley Gassova takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ayrton Dantas de Medeiros takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta Benedetti takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Pedro
Goal! Giorgian De Arrascaeta scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos.
Matheus Pereira takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Eric Pulgar takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Samuel Dias Lino takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot from Giorgian De Arrascaeta with another body part, but it's saved.
Samuel Dias Lino takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Samuel Dias Lino takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Giorgian De Arrascaeta Benedetti takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, known as Jorginho, attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ayrton Dantas de Medeiros takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Gustavo Tejera.
After a tense 1-1 draw in the first leg, Flamengo host Cruzeiro at the iconic Maracanã in a winner-takes-all Copa Libertadores round of 16 clash. With both sides arriving on the back of domestic wins, and Cruzeiro already depleted by suspensions and absences, the Mengão faithful will be expecting their table-topping side to seal the deal on home soil.
