Flamengo beat Inter to keep slim title hopes alive
Flamengo scored twice in the opening
11 minutes to set themselves up for a 2-1 win over Internacional on Saturday
and keep their slim chances alive of overhauling Atletico Mineiro at the top of
Brazil’s Serie A.
Gabriel Barbosa put Flamengo ahead
with a low shot after four minutes and Andreas Pereira charged forward to
volley home a second seven minutes later.
Taison pulled one back for Inter
four minutes before half time and although both sides had ample chances to
score in the second period it finished 2-1 for the visitors.
The result, which came just hours
after Atletico beat Juventude 2-0, means Flamengo now have 66 points, eight
behind the league leaders with five games left to play.
Inter remain in seventh spot with 47
points.