Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Flamengo (1st, 57 pts) and Remo (19th, 23 pts). Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Remo ran at 1.15 scored and 1.67 conceded, Flamengo at 1.96 and 0.81.
A win had eluded Remo for 7 matches. Over the last five, Remo had taken 2 of 15 points to Flamengo's 12.
Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,024. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Flamengo: Samuel Lino (65')
Key stats
Possession: Remo 36% · Flamengo 64% · Total shots: 7-21 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 7-9