THURSDAY, JUNE 05, 2025
Brazil's Serie A: Flamengo cruise, Neymar sees red as Santos lose to Botafogo
Published on Jun 2, 2025
By IANS
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- RIO DE JANEIRO — Luiz Araujo scored twice as leaders Flamengo romped to a 5-0 home victory over Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A championship.
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- The hosts went ahead on the half hour through Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta, who ran onto Leo Ortiz's defense-splitting pass before firing into the far corner from 12 yards.
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- Evertton Araujo doubled the advantage with a powerful shot from the edge of the 18-yard box and Luiz Araujo made it 3-0 with a 15-yard drive after Arrascaeta's layoff.
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- Flamengo was in a dominant mood and Michael Oliveira extended his team's lead by timing his run to perfection and volleying home at the far post after Guillermo Varela's curling 30-yard cross, reports Xinhua.
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- Luiz Araujo completed the rout as he combined with Pedro on the counterattack and calmly dispatched a 15-yard shot into the bottom right corner.
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- The result at the Maracana Stadium leaves Flamengo with 24 points from 11 games, a point ahead of second-placed Cruzeiro.
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- "We are on the right track and we've overcome a lot of obstacles to get to where we are," Flamengo manager Filipe Luis told a post-match news conference, adding that his team would now turn its focus to the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
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- Flamengo will make its debut in the tournament against ES Tunis on June 16 before also meeting Chelsea and Leon in the group stage.
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- "For the first time in more than two months, I can have a day off (on Monday), then we'll start thinking about the Club World Cup," he said.
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- Elsewhere in Brazil's top flight on Sunday, star forward Neymar was sent off as Santos stumbled to a 1-0 home loss to reigning champions Botafogo.
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- The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 76th minute when Neymar was deemed to have deliberately handled the ball during a goal-line tussle with David Ricardo.
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- Artur Guimaraes gave the visitors the lead 10 minutes later with a long range effort into the far corner.
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- In other Brazilian Serie A fixtures on Sunday, Fluminense won 2-0 at Internacional, Cruzeiro edged to a 2-1 home win over Palmeiras, Atletico Mineiro won 1-0 at Ceara, Corinthians was held to a goalless home draw by Vitoria, Gremio prevailed 2-0 at Juventude and Mirassol won 1-0 at home to Sport.
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