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

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

>The setback came right after the news about Hulk’s possible departure from the club.

>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.

Galo try, but...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.

📊 Standings and schedule 📅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.