Flamengo y palm trees failed to get out of a bitter goalless draw this Wednesday in an early game for the fourth day of the Brazilian Championshipdisputed in Rio de Janeiro and that meant a duel also between the Portuguese technicians Paulo Sousa and Abel Ferreira.
Considered the greatest rivalry in Brazilian football today, Cariocas and São Paulo players staged a duel of giants in a packed stadium maracana, in his first attack after the historic final of the Libertadores Cup last November, which crowned the Verdiblanco team three-time champion of the continental tournament.
Under a climate of revenge, but which ended with a bittersweet taste, both teams showed all their power on the pitch, in a fairly balanced event compatible with the level of two of the main clubs on the continent, despite the absolute absence of goals .
The commitment was, in addition, the first confrontation of the races of the Portuguese compatriots Abel Ferreira and Paulo Sousaleading the teams from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, respectively, and who seek to break the hegemony of the Atletico Mineiro in the League hand in hand with the Portuguese football school.
With fast plays and intense marks, both the Flamengo As the palm trees they had endless possibilities to open the scoring, but they sinned in the details and, despite the “beautiful game”, the goals were lacking.
The Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaetaone of the key figures in the Rio cast, wasted two great opportunities, while goalkeeper Hugo performed a miracle by preventing a goal from the São Paulo midfielder Danilo in the last minute of the first part with a stop of pure reflection.
In the second half, the first minutes were for Flamengo, who managed to maintain a strong rhythm and create several chances despite the heavy casualties they suffered for the match, which included names like Rodrigo Caio, Bruno Henrique and Gustavo Henriqueamong others.
But palm trees He did not take long to react and managed to neutralize the rubro-black power, which made it difficult for both sides to finish and culminated in a result that left a wave of frustration among the almost 70,000 attendees who came to the stadium.
With the result, the Flamengo missed the opportunity to assume the lead in Brazil with a one-day lead and is, for now, the third-placed team with five points, while the palm trees he remained in the fifteenth square with two.
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