Overview
- Flamengo routed Sport 5–1 in Recife to reach 43 points and clinch the symbolic first-turn title.
- With the postponed results, Flamengo moved top of the table and overtook Palmeiras in the title race.
- Palmeiras’ consecutive away defeats, including a loss to Santos, cut their title probability to 26.6% in UFMG’s projections.
- Cruzeiro sits at 1.4% and Mirassol at 0.011% in the title odds, leaving both as long shots with five rounds remaining.
- Sport is mathematically relegated, and Santos climbed out of the Z4 by pushing Vitória into the drop zone; next up are Flamengo vs Fluminense and Palmeiras vs Vitória.