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Flamengo ended up as the runner-up in the Recopa Sudamericana.
The defeat against Lanús happened in extra time, under heavy rain at Maracanã this Thursday (26).
The Argentine team opened the scoring with Rodrigo Castillo still in the first half, in a play with mistakes by Ayrton Lucas and Rossi.
Flamengo managed to turn the game around with two penalty goals, one converted by Arrascaeta and the second by Jorginho.
The 2-1 goal, which took the match to extra time, happened only at the 40th minute of the second half.
When the match was already heading to penalties, Lanús scored two goals and secured the title.
See below the best moments of the match:
The Game
As expected, Flamengo dominated ball possession and stayed in the attacking field for most of the game.
But it was Lanús who opened the scoring, from a mistake precisely when the Rubro-Negro was trying to build an attacking play.
Rossi came out of the goal and went near the midfield line to help start the play.
But when Ayrton Lucas passed the ball back to him, the pass was short, and the Argentine goalkeeper slipped.
Castillo took advantage of the mistakes, regained possession for Lanús, and finished into the empty goal.
The forward even dribbled Rossi before calmly shooting low into the net.
After the play, Ayrton Lucas and Rossi were booed by the crowd every time they touched the ball.
But Flamengo quickly reacted and equalized shortly after with a penalty kick.
Varela attempted a cross and had the ball intercepted by a Lanús player's arm inside the area.
Arrascaeta took the penalty and leveled the score at 1-1 before halftime.
In the second half, the game became even more of an attack versus defense, but Flamengo lacked real goal-scoring chances.
Even with Filipe Luís bringing Pedro, Cebolinha, and Paquetá off the bench, the team still showed difficulties in finishing from inside the area.
The turnaround came with another penalty, awarded after Arrascaeta was brought down inside the area.
Jorginho was on the field and took the penalty that turned the game at Maracanã at the 40th minute of the second half.
In extra time, goal chances were rare.
For much of the game this Thursday, Lanús relied on set pieces to try to put the ball in Flamengo's area.
And it was following this strategy that the decisive goal for the title came, already in the final stretch of extra time.
After a corner kick, Canale headed into the net and started the Argentine title celebration.
Lanús even scored their third goal in the last play of the match, in a counterattack finished by Aquino.
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