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Flamengo beats Atlético Paranaense in a hard-fought match
Flamengo secured a narrow victory over Atlético Paranaense in a thrilling match played at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
The match started with a fast pace and both teams were aggressive. In the early minutes, referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda had to caution Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo and M. Gamarra from Atlético Paranaense for strong tackles.
After half an hour of play, David Luiz from Flamengo also received a yellow card.
In the second half, Flamengo made three substitutions to search for the winning goal. Bruno Henrique, Alex Sandro, and G. de Arrascaeta came on to the field. Atlético Paranaense responded with their own changes, with Praxedes entering the game.
The match remained close until Christian from Atlético Paranaense received a yellow card in the 79th minute.
Finally, in the 90th minute, Gerson scored the only goal of the match for Flamengo, after an assist from Wesley.
Despite the victory, Flamengo did not have an easy game. Atlético Paranaense defended with tenacity and had a few chances to score. Flamengo’s dominance in ball possession (70%) was reflected in the number of shots on goal (5 for Flamengo vs 1 for Atlético Paranaense).
The match ended with Flamengo as the victor, adding three important points in their fight for the title.
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Substitutions flamengo: at minute 61 Bruno Henrique came in and C. Alcaraz went out., at minute 61 Alex Sandro came in and Ayrton Lucas went out., at minute 61 G. de Arrascaeta came in and G. Plata went out., at minute 75 N. de la Cruz came in and Matheus Goncalves went out., at minute 75 Leo Pereira came in and David Luiz went out.
Substitutions atletico paranaense: at minute 66 Praxedes came in and B. Zapelli went out., at minute 75 Fernando came in and L. Esquivel went out., at minute 75 L. Di Yorio came in and Pablo went out., at minute 85 Julimar came in and A. Canobbio went out., at minute 85 Madson came in and Cuello went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Flamengo
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