Fla fight back after early goal, close in on leaders

In the Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, in the interior of São Paulo, Flamengo came from behind to beat RB Bragantino 2-1, on Wednesday (23), in the 16th round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship.

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The first half was uneventful, with the Rubro-Negro - taking advantage of the mistakes in the exits - threatening in the arrival of Bruno Henrique, who Cleiton defended.

The best chance of the initial stage, however, was in the spectacular free kick by Jhon Jhon, but that Rossi defended with his fingertips.

After the interval, however, the game became more exciting.

With eight seconds of the ball rolling, in the exit of the ball, RB Bragantino needed three exchanges of passes until Jhon Jhon gave the assist behind the Rubro-Negro defense for Lucas Barbosa, who entered freely in the area and touched in the exit of Rossi to open the scoring.

Bragantino abre o placar diante do Flamengo com 8s do segundo tempo. Detalhe da jogada ensaiada na saída de bola. pic.twitter.com/f6VZkUDSz2

— ge (@geglobo) July 24, 2025

Flamengo did not give up and managed to equalize when Arrascaeta took a free kick in the area, and Léo Pereira rose high to head the ball. The goalkeeper Cleiton, this time, "didn't turn into Neuer" and didn't catch the ball that came on top.

This was the 14th goal of "Karolino" with the Rubro-Negro shirt.

However, in the final minutes, Viña made a great individual play on the left and touched the ball to Wallace Yan, who served Wesley in the area.

The right-back finished with a cross from the first touch, already unbalanced and falling, to decree the turnaround. Wesley, by the way, is in the process of being transferred to Roma.

Jogadores do Flamengo fazem a festa com os torcedores em Bragança Paulista após virada sobre o Bragantino. pic.twitter.com/4ZdVGaAmCH

— ge (@geglobo) July 24, 2025

🚦 How it stands

With the result, Flamengo reached 33 points and reduced the distance to the leader Cruzeiro to one point.

RB Bragantino, on the other hand, remained with 27 points and dropped to fourth place, leaving the third place to Palmeiras, who beat Fluminense 2-1.

Massa Bruta returns to the field next Saturday (26), when they visit Fortaleza, at the Arena Castelão, while the Rubro-Negro receives Atlético-MG, at the Maracanã, on Sunday (27).

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