Flamengo beat Fluminense to secure fourth straight win
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Flamengo - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 9, 2020 Flamengo's Gabriel in action with Fluminense's Egidio and Digao REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Two first-half goals helped Flamengo to their fourth consecutive win in Brazil on Wednesday as the Rio side overcame arch rivals Fluminense 2-1 in an entertaining game at the Maracana stadium.
Filipe Luis put the reigning champions ahead after eight minutes and Gabriel Barbosa doubled their lead 11 minutes before halftime, with both goals coming after the Fluminense goalkeeper could only parry shots back into the danger area.
Fluminense pulled a goal back through Digao in stoppage time.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Flamengo - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 9, 2020 Flamengo's Filipe Luis celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Flamengo, unbeaten in seven games, are second in the Serie A table, equal on 17 points with leaders Internacional and third-placed Sao Paulo. Fluminense are ninth on 11 points.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Flamengo - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 9, 2020 Fluminense's Digao celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Flamengo - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 9, 2020 Flamengo's Gabriel celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Flamengo - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 9, 2020 Flamengo's Thiago Maia in action with Fluminense's Michel Araujo REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
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