Match Report
Before the match
Flamengo's previous five results comprised two wins and three draws. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 2 conceded, keeping four clean sheets, with no defeats. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Estudiantes L.P. on 23 October; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 away to Bahia on 18 October.
Flamengo hosted Estudiantes L.P. on 23 October (Copa Libertadores) and drew 0-0; their goals totalled zero, compared with zero conceded. Bahia hosted Flamengo (Brasileirão Série A) on 18 October. For Flamengo, the score was 3-0: three goals scored, zero allowed. 0-0 was Flamengo's result against Estudiantes L.P. on 16 October (Copa Libertadores), playing away from home; Flamengo drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 11 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Flamengo with Fluminense. Flamengo won 1-0 at home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Santos (Brasileirão Série A), Flamengo finished 2-2 on 8 October. Their score comprised two goals, against two from the opposition.
67 points in 31 matches put Flamengo 2nd in the pre-match results-based Brasileirão Série A standings.
eight goals for and five against accompanied Mineiro's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings. On 21 October, Mineiro recorded a 2-0 defeat visiting Atletico Torque; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Atletico Torque on 14 October.
21 October: Mineiro lost 0-2 against Atletico Torque away from home in Copa Sudamericana, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Coritiba in Brasileirão Série A, Mineiro scored one and conceded zero on 17 October; the at home result was 1-0. Mineiro's at home game on 14 October (Copa Sudamericana) ended 3-0 against Atletico Torque, with three goals for and zero against. On 11 October, Santos faced Mineiro in Brasileirão Série A: Mineiro won 2-1 at home, having scored two and conceded one. Brasileirão Série A, 8 October brought an away meeting with Paranaense; Mineiro drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded.
Mineiro stood 6th in the results-based Brasileirão Série A table before kickoff, with 50 points from 31 matches.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 4-0 away win for Flamengo on 26 April and a 0-0 draw at Flamengo on 13 November 2024.
After the match
Flamengo edged past Mineiro 3-2 on 26 October 2026. Bernard opened the scoring inside the first 7 minutes for Mineiro, set up by Ángelo Preciado, to make it 1-0. Gonzalo Plata levelled it in the 34th minute for Flamengo, set up by Guillermo Varela, to make it 1-1. Giorgian De Arrascaeta put Flamengo in front in the 41st minute, set up by Samuel Lino, to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Mineiro drew level through Renan Lodi 59 minutes into the game, set up by Victor Hugo Gomes, to make it 2-2. With the 5th goal, Flamengo restored the lead through Jorge Carrascal from the penalty spot in the 99th minute to make it 3-2. Léo Pereira (75'), Jorge Carrascal (76') and Vitor Hugo (90') were booked. Flamengo won; current ratings also favour them in this pairing, with a model probability of 68.6%. Flamengo are unbeaten in the latest 10 matches of their recorded form in the 2026 Brasileirão Série A and the 2026 Copa Libertadores. Flamengo: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Flamengo. Jorge Carrascal scored in minute 99 and was booked following entry for Flamengo in the 69th minute. Mineiro: one yellow card. Mineiro made five changes. Vitor Hugo, on in the 90th minute, was booked. The lead changed hands once in the scoring sequence. After trailing, Flamengo secured the win.