Overview
- Giorgian De Arrascaeta opened the scoring after halftime, Jorginho added a penalty, and Bruno Henrique finished it after entering at the interval.
- Coach Filipe Luís’ switch of Bruno Henrique for Gonzalo Plata reorganized the attack and drove a dominant second half.
- Flamengo reaches 74 points with three matches remaining, extending the lead over Palmeiras to four after the São Paulo side drew 0-0 with Fluminense.
- The title can be secured on Tuesday only with a Flamengo victory in Belo Horizonte and a Palmeiras loss in Porto Alegre, with both games at 21:30 local time.
- Attendance at the Maracanã was reported at 68,408 as Flamengo also looks ahead to a Libertadores final against Palmeiras in Lima next weekend.