🔥 Neymar Leads Brazil With 4 Goals as Flamengo Loses 5-0!
📹 Fla thrash Botafogo as Ancelotti watches, hit form in Brasileirão This Saturday (14), Flamengo defeated Botafogo 3-0 at the Nilton Santos Stadium, during the sixth round of the Brasileirão 2026. With Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian National Team coach, in the stadium, the Rubro-Negro had no trouble defeating their state rival. Before 15 minutes, Samuel Lino opened the scoring, with a deflection in the marking.
With high pressing, putting pressure on the opponent's ball exit, Flamengo was barely troubled in defense. In the first half's stoppage time, Léo Pereira executed a perfect free-kick from the edge of the area, extending the lead for the Rubro-Negro. Still in the first half, referee Anderson Daronco resorted to VAR to send off Botafogo's defender Alexander Barboza.
The alvinegro defender went CRAZY with the decision and charged at the gaucho referee , having to be restrained by his teammates. After the break, Flamengo gave no chance for the rival to attempt a comeback. Varela crossed low from the right, and the top scorer Pedro appeared at the edge of the small area to score the third.
With the victory secured, the Rubro-Negro slowed down but maintained total control of the actions. The Flamengo fans present at the stadium celebrated by taunting the opponent with a banner and the song "Ninguém cala, esse chororô". 🚦 Standings With their third consecutive victory in the Brasileirão, Flamengo reached 10 points and jumped to third place in the table (with a lower goal difference than Palmeiras and higher than Fluminense).
Botafogo, on the other hand, after accumulating their third consecutive defeat in the championship, remained with three points and in 17th place, but could end the round at the bottom. The Glorioso returns to the field next Wednesday (18), when they visit Palmeiras at Allianz Parque. Meanwhile, the Rubro-Negro hosts Remo at Maracanã next Thursday (19).