Flamengo beats Gremio 3-1, extends Brazilian league lead to six points

Flamengo defeated Gremio 3-1 at the Maracana in the 34th round of the Brazilian league. Samuel Lino opened the scoring in the 20th minute after a high pass from Arrascaeta, converting the rebound following Gabriel Grando's save. Pedro added two goals, including one in first-half stoppage time, to complete the victory.

The win gave Flamengo 76 points from 34 matches, putting them six points ahead of second-place Palmeiras. Flamengo has a goal difference of plus 42 and four games remaining. The club is now on a five-match winning streak, having collected 15 points during that run.

“Pedro and Samuel Lino continue to make the difference for Flamengo despite being left out of the national team squad.”

Gremio stayed on 37 points and dropped to 18th place, inside the relegation zone. Amuzu scored Gremio's only goal from a free kick in the second half. The team has a negative goal difference of minus 9 and faces a difficult fight to avoid relegation.

Pedro and Samuel Lino have now scored 32 of Flamengo's 71 league goals this season. Pedro reached 20 league goals, while Samuel Lino reached 12. Both players had scored twice each in Flamengo's previous 4-1 win over Vasco.

The two attackers were left out of Carlo Ancelotti's final national-team squad for friendlies against Japan and Singapore. The Brazilian football federation excluded players from Flamengo and Palmeiras to limit national-team interference in the title race. Both had appeared on Ancelotti's preliminary list.