📹 Flamengo kick off with a win, share group lead with Chelsea – watch
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At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, Flamengo made its debut in the Club World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Espérance of Tunisia.
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VITÓRIA DO MENGÃO NA ESTREIA DA COPA DO MUNDO DE CLUBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOLS DE LUIZ ARAÚJO E ARRASCAETA, O JOGADOR SUPERIOR DA PARTIDA#FIMDEJOGO#TakeItToTheWorld#FIFACWCpic.twitter.com/M4O8M89446— Flamengo (@Flamengo) June 17, 2025
The huge technical difference was enough to overcome the natural nervousness of every debut and thus ensure the first red-black triumph in the tournament.
pic.twitter.com/B4y7ybKJhd— Out of Context Club World Cup (@OoCMundialClu) June 17, 2025
Thus, still in the first half, Arrascaeta - number 10 and the highlight of the season - opened the scoring by completing the assistance of Luiz Araújo.
AOS OLHOS DO JUIZÃO! 👀🔴⚫ Essa foi a visão do árbitro para o primeiro gol do Flamengo, de Arrascaeta, na Copa do Mundo de Clubes contra o Espérance.
Que baita invenção da Fifa! 👏 pic.twitter.com/MAC5tml9R5— ge (@geglobo) June 17, 2025
After opening the scoring, the Red-Black slowed down and waited for Espérance to launch more attacks, which did not happen.
After the break, the Tunisian team began to want to "get into the game", but the brilliance of Jorginho - reinforcement for the Club World Cup - appeared.
In a play on the right, the Italo-Brazilian midfielder ex-Arsenal found a beautiful pass in the area for Araújo, who shot accurately and extended the lead.
GOL DO FLAMENGO! LUIZ ARAÚJO! O camisa 7 acertou um chutaço pra balançar a rede do Espérance, da Tunísia. #CopadoMundodeClubes#futebol#flamengo#esperancepic.twitter.com/1uXGR8hpU8— ge (@geglobo) June 17, 2025
With the victory secured, Flamengo again slowed down to not wear out the athletes more.
🚦 The Standings
With the victory, Flamengo reached three points and now shares the lead of Group D with Chelsea, who also defeated Los Angeles FC 2-0. The Brazilians lead only by the difference in yellow cards.
In the next round, the Red-Black faces Chelsea, again in Philadelphia, on Friday (20). Flamengo then ends its participation in the first phase by taking on Los Angeles FC, on Tuesday (24), in Florida.
According to the Club World Cup regulations, the crossing of the round of 16 is that "classic" of the World Cups: the second place of one group faces the first of another.
That is, whoever finishes first in Flamengo's group will face the second in the group of Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca Juniors and Auckland City.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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