Flamengo won 1-0 against Ceará and were crowned champions of the Brasileirão after the match they played tonight at Maracaná Stadium, for the 37th round of the Brasileirão, the top tier of Brazilian football. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal of the night was scored by forward Samuel Lino in the 37th minute of the first half. With the victory, 'Fla' became champions of Brazilian football one round before the end of the league, marking their eighth championship, three of which have been in the last six years. Additionally, the red-and-black team comes off winning the Libertadores, the Brazilian Super Cup, and the Carioca State Championship. The first chance of the game came from the home side in the 10th minute, with a low cross that was shot from the small area by midfielder Jorge Carrascal, whose shot with the outside of his right foot went near the left post of Bruno. In the 33rd minute, a corner to the near post was headed by forward Bruno Henrique, who rose well but his shot went too high. The only goal of the game came in the 36th minute of the first half, when Lino played a one-two with Carrascal down the left flank, took on the goalkeeper Bruno, and beat him with a shot to the near post. In the second half, in the 11th minute, midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta scissor-kicked a cross from the right, but the shot went wide. With time added on, the forward Everton controlled the ball on the left, turned and advanced towards the middle and shot from the top of the area, with a shot that went just over the left angle of the opposing goalkeeper.
