Flamengo secure last spot in women's Copa do Brasil semi-finals

Flamengo secured the final spot in the Women’s Copa do Brasil semifinals on Thursday night (22). The Meninas da Gávea beat Fluminense 3–1 at the Luso Brasileiro stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense had won the first leg 2–1 at the same stadium, but Flamengo advanced with a 4–3 aggregate victory.

Needing to overturn the deficit, Flamengo started on the attack, and Jucinara found the net in the 10th minute. The lead gave the Meninas da Gávea momentum, and they soon extended their advantage through Kaylane. Still in the first half, Laysa scored Flamengo’s third.

In the second half, Fluminense evened things up and created more chances after Flamengo defender Sofia was sent off. In the 82nd minute, Nath Rodrigues converted a penalty to pull one back for Fluminense, but the 3–1 result was enough to overturn the first-leg deficit and secure Flamengo’s place in the semifinals.

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Three teams had already secured their places in the next round of the Women’s Copa do Brasil. Internacional and Red Bull Bragantino qualified on Tuesday (20), overcoming Atlético-MG and Ferroviária, respectively. Bahia advanced by knocking out São Paulo on Wednesday (21).

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