📹 Pedro shines, Arrascaeta makes history, and Fla beat Inter again

Flamengo went to Beira-Rio, on Sunday (17), and defeated Internacional 3-1, in the 20th round of the 2025 Brasileirão.

With a team full of reserves, thinking about the return game of the Libertadores round of 16, against the rubro-negros, next Wednesday (20), Colorado suffered their biggest defeat playing at home this season.

Unrelated to this, Flamengo - who hadn't scored three goals at Beira-Rio in 23 years - built their victory in 12 minutes.

After all, at six minutes, after a cross from the left by Arrascaeta in the area, Varela adjusted with his head to the back, and Pedro scored with a first-time shot, crossing, to open the scoring.

✅⚽️ O GPS TÁ LIGADO! GOL DE PEDRO!
Lançamento de Arrascaeta para área, Varela escora de cabeça e acerta o camisa 9, que não perde chance e abre o placar para o Flamengo contra o Internacional. pic.twitter.com/WbrsQYohaM

— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025

In the sequence, in a fatal counter-attack, Pedro showed calmness inside the area to finish, taking it away from Rochet.

GOL DE VIDEO GAME 🎮🙇
Pedro marca o segundo gol do Flamengo contra o Internacional. Em jogada rápida de contra-ataque, o camisa 9 bate colocado pra ampliar o placar. pic.twitter.com/OVQmYDN4Tt

— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025

Still in the first half, Léo Pereira kicked a bicycle kick and hit the colorada crossbar.

QUE LANCE DO LÉO PEREIRA! 😱
Zagueiro do Flamengo tenta finalização de bicicleta contra o Internacional. Imagina se a bola entra... pic.twitter.com/ui56vfCGxo

— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025

Inter's best chance came at the beginning of the second half, with a bomb from Gustavo Prado that Rossi defended.

Gustavo Prado, do Inter, manda chutaço para a defesa de Rossi. Que pancada! E bela defesa do Flamengo. pic.twitter.com/Y49y6GCYMz

— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025

But it didn't matter. Arrascaeta took advantage of Inter's wrong ball exit and activated Gonzalo Plata, who scored the third goal.

GOL DO FLAMENGO! PLATA FAZ 3 A 0!
Em uma bobagem da saída de bola colorada, Saúl recupera a bola, ele aciona Plata que manda no cantinho! Amplia o Flamengo no Beira-Rio. pic.twitter.com/B6catk6owH

— ge (@geglobo) August 17, 2025

In the end, Borré scored for Inter, in the small area, completing the cross from the left.

The goal had been disallowed by the field referee, but was validated after VAR review.

🎩 The Uruguayan magician

With the two assists in the match, Arrascaeta reached his 100th assist with the Flamengo jersey.

He is the fourth-best "server" in the club's history, behind only Adílio (102), Junior (152), and Zico (204).

Arrascaeta also became the player with the most assists in the history of the Brasileirão, with the same 77 as Marcelinho Carioca.

Mais assistências na história do Flamengo:

204 - Zico
152 - Júnior
102 - Adílio
100 - ARRASCAETA
78 - Léo Moura

Mais assistências na história do Brasileirão:

77 - ARRASCAETA
77 - Marcelinho Carioca
73 - Edmundo
68 - Dudu
64 - Éverton Ribeiro

CRAQUE! pic.twitter.com/ab9gdm9UGM

— Diário de Torcedor (@DiarioGols) August 17, 2025

🚦 How it stands

With the victory, Flamengo reached 43 points and remained isolated in the lead of the Brasileirão.

Meanwhile, Internacional remained with 24 points and in 12th place in the table.

The teams return to the field next Wednesday (20), again at Beira-Rio, for the return game of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16.

Since they won the first leg 1-0, the cariocas can even draw and still advance to the quarterfinals. The gaúchos need a two-goal advantage to advance to the next phase.

In the Brasileirão, Colorado returns to the field next Saturday (23), when they visit Cruzeiro at Mineirão, while Rubro-Negro hosts Vitória at Maracanã on Monday (25).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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