Flamengo falls behind on the scoreboard and fights for a draw against Internacional at the Maracanã

In their home debut in the Brasileirão, Flamengo drew 1-1 with Internacional this Wednesday (4), at Maracanã, for the second round of the national competition. Rubro-Negro fell behind on the scoreboard and leveled the score with Arrascaeta, from a penalty kick. 

Now, Filipe Luís' team focuses its attention on the Campeonato Carioca on Saturday (7), when it faces Sampaio Corrêa, at Maracanã, in search of victory to try to qualify for the quarter-finals. 

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The game

The match began with Internacional having more possession of the ball, exchanging passes in the attacking half. The initial minutes were very disjointed with little ball movement. Gradually, Flamengo took control of the game and advanced into the attacking half, where they tried to build plays based on short passes. 

At 26 minutes, the ball was in Inter's area, Paquetá got the rebound, but his shot went straight into Rochet's hands. The Flamengo team was getting close to Inter's area, but they were failing to finish their plays. Throughout the game, Flamengo insisted on sending balls into the area, but the opposing defense prevailed in the air. 

In stoppage time of the first half, Internacional opened the scoring. On a counter-attack, Alan Patrick passed to Carbonero, who then passed to Borré on the right. The striker got the better of Léo Ortiz and shot to score the first goal of the game. 

After the break, Filipe Luís made two changes to the team. Varela and Pedro came on for Emerson Royal and Bruno Henrique, respectively. Four minutes in, Arrascaeta tried to cross for Varela, but Paquetá anticipated the pass and headed wide. 

In their quest for an equalizer, Flamengo leveled the score in the 23rd minute. Varela was brought down in the area by Bernabéi, and the referee awarded a penalty. Arrascaeta took the kick and simply placed the ball past the goalkeeper to score the winning goal for Flamengo: 1-1.

Looking for the comeback, Flamengo continued their attack, pressuring Inter. In the 29th minute, Carrascal, who came on for Paquetá, received the ball in the box and shot. Rochet saved with his foot. In the final minutes, the game went back and forth, with both teams searching for the winning goal. After 10 minutes of added time, the referee blew the final whistle with the score tied.

Flamengo

Rossi; Emerson Royal (Varela), Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Erick, De La Cruz (Evertton Araujo) and Arrascaeta; Lucas Paquetá (Carrascal), Everton Cebolinha (Samuel Lino) and Bruno Henrique (Pedro).
Coach: Filipe Luís.

International

Rochet; Bruno Gomes, Mercado (Félix Torres), Victor Gabriel and Bernabéi; Ronaldo (Bruno Henrique), Paulinho and Alan Patrick; Vitinho (Aguirre), Borré (Alerrandro) and Carbonero (Thiago Maia).
Coach: Paulo Pezzolano. 

Week's agenda

With chances of qualifying, Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Saturday (7) to face Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, at 21 pm, at Maracanã, for the sixth round of the group stage of the Campeonato Carioca.

Technical sheet

Flamengo 1-1 Internacional – Brazilian Championship 2026 | 2nd Round
Location: Maracanã-RJ
Date and time: 04/02/2026 at 19:XNUMX am
Referees: Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima (PE), Alessandro Alvaro de Matos (BA) and Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS)
Yellow cards: Lucas Paquetá (FLA), Ronaldo (INT), Vitinho (INT), De La Cruz (FLA), Varela (FLA) and Samuel Lino (FLA)
Goals: Borré (46'1st half) and Arrascaeta (23'2nd half).