Overview
- Flamengo beat Ceará 1–0 at a packed Maracanã to clinch the title with a round to spare, reaching 78 points and staying five clear of Palmeiras before 73,244 fans.
- Samuel Lino scored around the 36th–37th minute from a Jorge Carrascal assist, capping a controlled display from the same starting XI used in the Libertadores final.
- The club will field its under‑20s against Mirassol while the senior squad flies to Qatar; the Intercontinental opener against Cruz Azul is scheduled for December 10 in Doha.
- Head coach Filipe Luís, about 14 months into the job, has now won five trophies and stated he wants to remain at the club.
- The triumph completes a year that already includes the Libertadores, the Carioca and the Supercopa, while outlets differ on whether this is Flamengo’s eighth or ninth national title due to the 1987 dispute.