Corinthians became champion of the Brazilian Super Cup after winning in Brasilia by 2-0 a Flemish e thus interrupting the winning streak of the Rio team led by Filipe Luis.
It is the first time that the São Paulo club has lifted this trophy since 1991when they also beat Flamengo in the final.
With this defeat, Flamengo sees a triumphant march that led them to win the Brazilian Championship, the Copa Libertadores and the Super Cup last year.
In addition, the striker’s return to the team is clouded Lucas Paquetáformer English West Ham player and most expensive signing in the history of Brazilian footballcalculated at 42 million euros.
Although Flamengo had possession of the ball in the match played in the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasiliafailed to translate it into scoring opportunities and was Corinthians effective in attack.
The São Paulo club took the lead in the 26th minute with a goal from Gabriel Paulista and the Dutchman Memphis Depay kept the rival’s defense under constant pressure.
To make matters worse, as soon as the second part began, the referee expelled Colombian creative Jorge Carrascal after a VAR analysis.
Despite the entry of Paquetá a few minutes later and the attempts to penetrate the rival’s defense, Flamengo was unable to come back and the Corinthians finished the game in the ninth minute added to the game with a goal from Yuri Alberto.
