Brazilian teams continue to amaze in the Club World Cup: Flamengo defeats Chelsea 3-1 in a comeback, marking the second giant killing after Botafogo’s win against PSG.
We also recall the two draws by Palmeiras and Fluminense against Porto and Borussia Dortmund. No Brazilian team has lost in the competition yet.
At the 13th minute, Pedro Neto scores in open play taking advantage of a serious mistake by Wesley (linked to several Italian teams in recent days), but Chelsea does not have control of the game or possession: even 63% against the Blues’ 37%.
Maresca’s team, however, experiences 6 minutes of total distraction: first, a beautiful pass from Gerson (former Fiorentina) inspires a header assist for Bruno Henrique’s tap-in at the 62nd minute, who had been on the field for 10 minutes.
Two minutes later, Flamengo completes the comeback: from a corner, former Juve player Danilo scores the 2-1 with a split.
The sports madness continues with Nicolas Jackson’s expulsion at the 68th minute, just 4 minutes after coming on. Reckless tackle without reason and a deserved red card.
Flamengo’s coach Filipe Luis (former Atletico Madrid full-back) brings on the 2005-born forward Wallace Yan who luckily finds the 3-1 in the 83rd minute.
This result confirms a very clear trend: Brazilian teams are dominating these early rounds of the Club World Cup, especially against the European giants.
We recall that Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Porto and is in 1st place in Group A, just like Botafogo in Group B after beating PSG 1-0.
Fluminense, on the other hand, held Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 draw but created more chances than the Germans. And now Flamengo’s 3-1 over Chelsea, with the red and blacks leading Group D alone: 6 points out of 6.
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