Red Bull Bragantino 0, Flamengo RJ 3

RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — Flamengo delivered a commanding performance to open its Carioca Série A campaign, decisively defeating RB Bragantino 3-0 on Saturday at a vibrant Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw. The data firm’s ELO system, however, heavily favored the home side, giving Flamengo a 93.8 percent probability of victory, a prediction the team emphatically fulfilled. After a first half of sustained pressure that yielded few clear chances, the deadlock was broken in the 50th minute by midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta. The Uruguayan playmaker, a… Read more...