Rossi saves penalty, Flamengo beat Vitória for first Brasileirão win
Rossi saves penalty, Flamengo beat Vitória for first Brasileirão winOneFootballWed, February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM UTC·2 min readThe champion has arrived!
This Tuesday (10), in the opening of the third round of the 2026 Brasileirão, Flamengo defeated Vitória 2-1 at Barradão.
After a loss and a draw in the national championship, the Rubro-Negro needed to give an answer to the Nation.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd Filipe Luís' men even seemed like they would have a calm night, pressing Leão da Barra’s build-up and opening the scoring with a rocket from Pulgar at the edge of the box, right into Gabriel’s top corner.
But the truth is that Vitória managed to balance possession and even had more shots on goal than the team from Rio.
However, showing great efficiency, Flamengo extended their lead to 2-0 at the end of the first half, with their second shot on Vitória’s goal.
Cebolinha took advantage of the hosts’ defensive lapse and received a beautiful pass from Léo Pereira, free in the box.
After the break, Vitória came back with everything.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt five minutes in, after a deadly counterattack, Matheuzinho pounced on a loose ball in the box to put Leão da Barra back in the game.
❌ Banter canceled
Full of energy after cutting the deficit, Vitória had the chance to equalize after Nathan Mendes was brought down by Emerson Royal in the box.
Renato Kayzer fired a rocket from the penalty spot, but Rossi saved it!
After the missed penalty, Vitória couldn’t keep up the strong pace, and Flamengo held firm in defense to avoid trouble in the final minutes.
💯 times Paquetá
Once again in the starting lineup, Lucas Paquetá reached 100 games wearing the Flamengo shirt.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe played 96 matches in his first spell, between 2016 and 2018, and four more games with the Manto since returning from West Ham.
😂 Come back anytime
Before kickoff, a Vasco fan—with a membership card and everything, but wearing a Vitória shirt—revealed he went to Barradão to root against rival Flamengo.
🚦 What’s next
With their first win in the Brasileirão, Flamengo reached four points and climbed to eighth place.
Vitória, who suffered their second straight defeat, stayed on three points and dropped to 13th in the table.
In the next round, the Rubro-Negro from Rio will host Mirassol at Maracanã, while Leão da Barra visits Botafogo at Nilton Santos.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoth matches will take place on February 25.
Before that, however, both teams have commitments in their state championships.
Vitória will host Bahia de Feira on February 18, in the eighth round of the first phase of the Campeonato Baiano.
Flamengo, meanwhile, will play the classic against Botafogo at Nilton Santos in the Cariocão quarterfinals.
Featured photo: Publicity/X Flamengo
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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