Flamengo, managed by Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim, defeated Mirassol 2-0 on Wednesday night in a rescheduled Brazilian football league match. The game took place at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
The goals were scored in the first half. Colombian Jorge Carrascal opened the scoring at 14 minutes, making it 1-0. At 43 minutes, the same player assisted Lucas Paquetá, who finished for 2-0 and secured the three points for the home side.
With this victory, Flamengo moved to just one point behind league leader Palmeiras, currently managed by another Portuguese coach, Abel Ferreira. The red-and-black club thus moves closer to the top of the Brazilian league.
The article was cut off, but the available information allows identifying the main participants: Leonardo Jardim in charge of Flamengo, Abel Ferreira at Palmeiras, and players Jorge Carrascal and Lucas Paquetá as the scorers of the winning goals.
