Since the beginning of 2023 that the Flamengo lives submerged in a nightmare. A terrifying. So much so that, so far, she hasn’t been able to wake up. After last weekend they lost to the monster Fluminense in the final of the Carioca Championship 4-1 (4-3 on aggregate), Mengao stumbled again, but this time, with an unexpected cuckoo: Maringá FC, a Serie D team that beat them 2-0 this Thursday in the first leg of the Brazil Cup round of 16.
The duel took place at the Willie Davids Regional Stadium, located in the city of Maringá. It was Flamengo’s debut match in this edition of the Brazil Cup. And in the terrible football crisis in which Mengao finds itself, of course, he was going to go out to play the match with the best he had.
With interim DT, Flamengo took to the field with the best of their squad: Gabigol, Pedro, Éverton Ribeiro, Everton Cebolinha, Thiago Maia, David Luiz, among others, were the names that those from Rio had in their starting eleven. with those players Mengao tried to guarantee, at least since the previous one, to beat the humble Maringá, who has barely thirteen years of life as a club.
It was not enough. Even with all the meat on the grill, Flamengo suffered against their rival, who plays in the fourth division of Brazilian soccer. At 37′, the first slap came: a dangerous header from a Maringá forward caused David Luiz to convert into his own goal when he tried to clear.
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Flamengo went down 1-0 at half-time. What will have happened in the changing rooms, at that moment, is still unknown. However, what can be assured is that, whatever was said, had no results. Because at the start of the second half, at precisely 12′, a great pass from a Maringá midfielder broke Mengao’s defensive lines, for a ball to the area that Serginho changed for a goal. 2-0, game settled and the ‘ole’ song from the local fans.
Flamengo – 13-4-2023
The historic defeat of Flamengo against Maringa, by Copa Brasil
Flamengo – 13-4-2023
Flamengo and the ‘ole’ of Maringá FC
Thus, Flamengo took another defeat. The third in a row. And it does not rise in a year that, until now, is to be forgotten: he was eliminated in the semifinals of the Club World Cup by Ramón Díaz’s Al-Hilal and lost the Brazilian Super Cup against Palmeiras; the South American Recopa against Independiente del Valle; the Taça Guanabara against Fluminense; lost in his debut for the Copa Libertadores against Aucas and, to top it off, he was defeated again by Flu in the final of the Carioca Championship that was played this Sunday.
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when is the second leg
The second leg will be played on April 26 at the Maracana. At the moment, without a coach and with a team that does not stop accumulating defeats, Flamengo will have a more than difficult task…
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