Sao Paulo was unable to beat Arturo Vidal and Erick Pulgar’s Flamengo in the Brazilian Cup semifinals, falling to “Mengao” who headed to the final.
Sao Paulo could not before Flamengo this Wednesday and the ‘Mengao’ gave the first blow in the semifinals of brazil cupafter winning 3-1 in the first leg match played in Sao Paulo.
the ‘fla’, that had Arturo Vidal on the court from the 58th minute and Erick Pulgar without being summonedwill define the key before his public this September 14.
The door to victory was opened early for those from Rio de Janeiro. At 12′, João Gomes He opened the account for the visitors, after connecting a precise header from Everton Ribeiro.
The ‘Tricolor’ did not want to be less and led the foreign team to withdraw and, although it was close to scoring the tie, the lack of precision in attack and the solvency of goalkeeper Santos prevented parity.
Already in the second half, when the ‘King’ was on the court, Gabigol put the partial 2-0. The center forward closed a fast counterattack, which included Vidal, and he scored after taking advantage of a Jandrei rebound.
It seemed like a clear victory for Flamengo, who managed the game as they pleased, but when Sao Paulo seemed defeated, Rodrigo Nestor at 78 minutes, to put the discount for the locals.
The ‘Mengao’ took note, risked little and bet, again, on counterattacks. This is how the third of ‘Fla’ fell, after Everton shot from outside the area for the final 3-1.
It is worth mentioning that the other key to the Brazilian Cup semifinals is between Fluminense and Corinthians, who tied 2-2 in the first leg. The return is played on the ‘Timao’ court.
ENDMMMMMMMMMMMM GAME IN MORUMBI! MENGÃO WINS SÃO PAULO 3-1 WITH GOALS FROM JOÃO GOMES, GABIGOL AND EVERTON CEBOLINHA IN THE 1st GAME OF THE SEMIFINALS OF THE BRAZILIAN CUP! NOW IT’S IN MARACA! #CRF #VamosFlamengo pic.twitter.com/VLXnPi5Sjz
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) August 25, 2022