📹 Flamengo stroll past Medellín and stay 100% in the Libertadores

At the Maracanã, Flamengo thrashed Independiente Medellín 4-1 this Thursday (16) in the second round of the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Highlights coming up shortly

The truth is that the match was completely under Flamengo’s control from the start, including when the Colombians managed to equalize.

Just three minutes in, Carrascal missed what was probably the easiest goal of the year. Completely unmarked in the six-yard box and with no goalkeeper in sight.

But it didn’t take long for Lucas Paquetá to strike with style, finishing across goal to open the scoring.

Then Arrascaeta began to put on a show with his talent on the pitch.

The Uruguayan star threatened from outside the box, curled a free kick into the top corner only to be denied by the goalkeeper, and also hit the post.

However, in a fortunate sequence that began with Carrascal carelessly losing the ball in midfield, Yony González silenced the Maracanã.

But, as mentioned earlier, Arrascaeta was having one of those special nights and, after breaking down the left, crossed onto Bruno Henrique’s head to put Flamengo back in front.

Although Independiente Medellín also hit Rossi’s post in the first half, after the break the Bruno Henrique-Arrascaeta partnership worked once again.

The Uruguayan star set up the forward and then ran into the box to receive the return pass and score Flamengo’s third.

Léo Pereira even scored the fourth, but a razor-thin offside call by VAR ruled it out.

And the rout was sealed by Pedro, in the final play of the match, scoring his 164th goal in Flamengo’s colors.

🚦 Standings

With the result, Flamengo moved to the top of Group A with six points, leaving Estudiantes in second place.

Independiente Medellín remain third with one point, while Cusco are still pointless at the bottom of the table.

In the Libertadores, Flamengo still have matches against Estudiantes (04/29 – away), Independiente Medellín (05/07 – away), Estudiantes (05/20 – home) and Cusco (05/26 – home).

Currently second in the Brasileirão, Flamengo return to action next Sunday (19), when they host Bahia at the Maracanã at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the 12th round.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.