🔥 Pedro nets two, nemesis on fire as Flamengo thrash Atlético in BH

Flamengo punished Atlético Mineiro right at the Arena MRV.

With a great first-half performance, the Rubro-Negro thrashed the Alvinegro 4-0 on Sunday night (26).

A match valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão.

It ended Galo’s unbeaten home run. And extended CRF’s winning streak.

There was already heavy criticism of Atlético’s investors and squad in the first half.

Fla RUNS RIOT in the 1st half 🤯

Rossi was called into action before the break: he denied Natanael and, shortly after, was also helped by the post to keep out Cuello.

But Galo were up against an inspired opponent. One that had six shots in the opening half.

Five of them were on target and three beat Everson.

Unmarked in the box, Pedro opened the scoring in the 7th minute after being picked out by Arrascaeta.

The second came from Plata (31′) shortly after Galo’s chances mentioned above.

Atlético’s tormentor in 2024, he brushed off his marker before celebrating.

Unable to contain their opponent’s efficiency, Atlético remained easy prey.

And they saw Arrascaeta make it 3-0 in the 46th minute. Three goals built on quality and talent.

Eduardo Domínguez made two changes immediately for the second half.

Minda, one of the substitutes, forced Rossi into a miracle save.

Atlético had total control of the action.

But they lacked the quality needed to try to “get back into the game.”

And Flamengo, who had not even managed a shot after the break, were (again) ruthless.

Pedro scored for the seventh time in this Brasileirão in the 84th minute.

Atlético suffered their first defeat after five straight wins in Belo Horizonte across all competitions.

And Flamengo — still unbeaten at the Arena — claimed their seventh consecutive win overall.

Atlético remain on 14 points. They are 15th, with one more win than Inter and Santos — teams on the same number of points.

Flamengo, meanwhile, moved up to 26 with one game in hand. They remain second, six points behind Palmeiras.

Both teams now have derbies ahead in the Brasileirão.

On Saturday (2), Galo will be the away side against Cruzeiro at the Mineirão.

And Rubro-Negro, on Sunday (3), will host Vasco at the Maracanã.

But both teams also have South American competition matches to play.

CAM will be away to Cienciano on Wednesday (29). A Sudamericana match.

And CRF will be in Argentina to face Estudiantes on the same day, but in the Libertadores.

📸 Featured photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.