Flamengo take the lead but sit back late on, held to a draw by Ceará
In the first half, the Rubro-Negro was dominant, having 75% of ball possession, although they didn't pose much danger to the opposing goalkeeper.
Gonzalo Plata, Bruno Henrique, and Samuel Lino, in fact, had good chances to score.
However, the advantage on the scoreboard was achieved in a great collective play, with Léo Ortiz giving the pass in the area from above, Gonzalo Plata giving the headed assist, and Arrascaeta (36') scoring with a first-time shot.
This was the 14th goal of the Uruguayan star with the Rubro-Negro shirt, in 36 games in the season.
And a detail: since the elimination in the Club World Cup, on June 29, Flamengo had not scored a goal in the first half. On that occasion, however, the result was 4-2 for Bayern Munich.
After the interval, Ceará left aside the strategy of playing closed and seeking the counter-attack and went after the visitors.
Lucas Mugni, who entered the field after the break, hit the post (10') and took the corner kick that Pedro Raul (21') headed in, rising higher than the defenders to equalize.
The center-forward, who scored his 13th goal of the year, counted on the strange exit of goalkeeper Rossi.🚦 How it stands
The draw was enough for Flamengo to reach 37 points and retake the lead, which had been with Cruzeiro (37 points) for a few hours, after a win over Botafogo.
With one game less than Raposa, the cariocas are ahead due to a better goal difference (24 x 19).
Ceará, in turn, reached 22 points and stayed in tenth place.
Rubro-Negro returns to the field next Wednesday (6), when they visit Atlético-MG, at Arena MRV, for the return leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. In the first leg, Galo won 1-0.
In the Brasileirão, Flamengo hosts Mirassol, at Maracanã, on Saturday (9), to close the first round. Vozão visits Palmeiras, at Allianz Parque, on Sunday (10).
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