Flamengo beats Deportivo Táchira and guarantees a place in the round of 16 of the Libertadores
Léo Pereira scored the goal that gave Rubro-Negro the qualification, which finished second in Group C.
Qualified! On a packed Maraca night, Mengão beat Deportivo Táchira 1-0 this Wednesday (28), and secured a spot in the round of 16 of the Libertadores, finishing in second place in Group C. Léo Pereira, in the second half, scored the goal that sealed the qualification. Now, Mais Querido awaits the draw to find out its opponent in the next phase of the competition.
The game
In the first moves of the match, Flamengo was already occupying the attacking field, exchanging passes close to the Táchira area. In the fourth minute, Michael went to the baseline and passed to Allan at the edge of the area. He hit it hard with his left foot and the goalkeeper made the save.
The Venezuelan team stepped up the marking to make it difficult for the red-and-black team to exchange passes, which tried to attack by moving the ball from foot to foot. At 17′, Pedro received the ball at the edge of the area and passed it to Luiz Araújo, who shot at goal, but the goalkeeper saved.
At 31′, Allan received the ball in midfield and took a shot. The ball went into the corner, but the goalkeeper made the save. Fla continued to attack in search of a goal. Arrascaeta received the ball at speed in the area, cleared the marker, jumped over an opponent’s tackle and fell to the ground. The referee gave him a yellow card because he thought the Uruguayan had faked the penalty. The teams went into the break with the score 0-0.
In the second half, Bruno Henrique came on to replace Michael and created a good play. The number 27 dribbled past his marker on the left and crossed into the area, Gerson appeared by surprise and headed the ball straight at the goalkeeper. Pedro almost scored on the rebound.
In the seventh minute, another good play by the red-and-black attack. Luiz Araújo went down the right, dribbled and left Arrascaeta face to face with the goalkeeper. The Uruguayan didn’t get a good hold of the ball and the shot ended up in the goalkeeper’s hands. In the 20th minute, Mengão finally managed to open the scoring to the delight of the nation! Luiz Araújo took a free kick into the area, Léo Pereira came from behind to finish in the goalkeeper’s corner: 1-0.
In the final stretch, Flamengo held off the pressure from Táchira, who went all out on the attack. After five minutes of injury time, the referee blew the final whistle and Mengão left the field with their qualification for the round of 16 of the Libertadores guaranteed.
