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Flamengo score three second half goals to beat Sport

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Sport Recife - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 7, 2020 Flamengo's Gustavo Henrique celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Flamengo scored three goals in a short second-half burst and overcame Sport Recife 3-0 in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

Pedro scored with two tricky goals in the 51st and 60th minutes, both off headers from Gustavo Henrique.

It was the third consecutive game that the reigning champions have scored three goals or more and the performance lifted them into second place in the 20-team Serie A.

Sport fell into seventh place.

(Reporting by Andrew Downie in London. Editing by Gerry Doyle)

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