With a goal from Léo Ortiz, Flamengo beats Atlético-MG and retakes the lead in the Brasileirão

Back in the lead! In a hard-fought match, Flamengo beat Atlético-MG 1-0 this Sunday (27), at Maracanã, in the 17th round of the Brasileirão. Léo Ortiz, with a header, found the net after a sweet cross from Luiz Araújo. With their third consecutive victory, Mengão retook the lead of the championship with 36 points and a game in hand. Now, the teams will face each other again on Thursday (31) in the first leg of the round of XNUMX of the Copa do Brasil.

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The game

The match had barely begun and Flamengo was already threatening within a minute of play. Bruno Henrique was played through on the left, cut inside, and fired a shot. Everson made the save. Minutes later, Pedro controlled the ball inside the box and fired a powerful shot into the top corner. The goalkeeper made another great save. 

Atlético attempted to respond immediately and threatened the red-and-black goal. Viña passed back to Rossi, and Rony got there first to steal the ball. The striker shot toward goal, and Varela managed to clear it off the line. Gabriel Menino then shot into the corner, but the red-and-black goalkeeper made the save. In the 20th minute, Pedro passed to Bruno Henrique at the edge of the box; he dribbled past Alan Franco and fired a shot. The ball went just wide of the crossbar. 

In the final stretch of the first half, Plata was brought down just a step outside the box. The referee initially awarded a penalty. However, after a VAR review, he reversed his decision and awarded the foul. The red-and-black team pressed in stoppage time but failed to find the net and went into halftime with the score tied 0-0. 

Flamengo returned for the second half with Evertton Araujo replacing Allan, who was booked for a yellow card. With the game quite tight in the opening minutes, the red-and-black team tried to maintain possession in the attacking half, but struggled to create any chances. 

After so much persistence, Mengão opened the scoring in the 30th minute to the nation's celebration! Luiz Araújo took a free kick into the box and Léo Ortiz headed it firmly into the net: 1-0. It was the defender's sixth goal wearing the Manto and the 18th assist for the number 7.

In the final minutes, Atlético launched an attack looking for an equalizer, but Flamengo managed to control the action and waited until the final whistle to secure another home victory. With the result, Mengão returned to the top of the Brasileirão with 36 points.  

Flamengo

Rossi; Varela, Leo Ortiz, Leo Pereira and Viña (Cleiton); Allan (Evertton Araujo), Jorginho and Arrascaeta (Luiz Araujo); Plata (Wallace Yan), Bruno Henrique and Pedro (Juninho). 
Coach: Filipe Luís. 

Athletic-MG

Everson; Saravia (Biel), Igor Rabello, Junior Alonso and Alan Franco; Fausto Vera (Natanael), Gabriel Menino and Gustavo Scarpa; Hulk, Rony (Igor Gomes) and Cuello.
Coach: Cuca. 

Week's agenda

Mais Querido returns to the field next Thursday (31) to face Atlético-MG again, at 21:30 pm, at Maracanã, for the first leg of the round of XNUMX of the Copa do Brasil. 

Technical sheet

Flamengo 1x0 Atlético-MG – Brazilian Championship | 17th Round
Location: Maracanã, RJ
Date and time: 27/07/2025 at 20:30 am
Refereeing: Ramon Abatti Abel (SC), Bruno Boschilia (PR) and Alex dos Santos (SC)
Yellow cards: Allan (FLA), Fausto Vera (FLA), Everson (CAM), Saravia (CAM), Hulk (CAM), Pedro (FLA) and Wallace Yan (FLA)
Goal: Léo Ortiz (30'2nd half).