📹 Flamengo win opener, lead Club World Cup group with Chelsea

Flamengo win opener, lead Club World Cup group with ChelseaAt Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, from the NFL, Flamengo made its debut in the Club World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Esperance, from Tunisia.FIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMDE JOGOOOOOOOOOOVITORIA DO MENGAO NA ESTREIA DA COPA DO MUNDO DE CLUBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOLS DE LUIZ ARAUJO E ARRASCAETA, O JOGADOR SUPERIOR DA PARTIDA#FIMDEJOGO#TakeItToTheWorld#FIFACWCpic.twitter.com/M4O8M89446 Flamengo (@Flamengo) June 17, 2025The huge technical difference was enough to surpass the natural nervousness of any debut and thus guarantee the first red-black triumph in the tournament.pic.twitter.com/B4y7ybKJhd Out of Context Club World Cup (@OoCMundialClu) June 17, 2025Thus, still in the first half, Arrascaeta - shirt 10 and great highlight of the season - opened the scoring completing Luiz Araujo's assist.AOS OLHOS DO JUIZAO! Essa foi a visao do arbitro para o primeiro gol do Flamengo, de Arrascaeta, na Copa do Mundo de Clubes contra o Esperance.Que baita invencao da Fifa! pic.twitter.com/MAC5tml9R5 ge (@geglobo) June 17, 2025After opening the scoring, Rubro-Negro slowed down the pace and waited for Esperance to launch themselves more into the attack, which did not happen.After the interval, the Tunisian team started to want to "get into the game", but Jorginho's brilliance appeared - a reinforcement for the Club World Cup.In a play on the right, the Italian-Brazilian midfielder, ex-Arsenal, found a beautiful pass in the area for Araujo, who kicked and scored.GOL DO FLAMENGO! LUIZ ARAUJO! O camisa 7 acertou um chutaco pra balancar a rede do Esperance, da Tunisia.

#CopadoMundodeClubes#futebol#flamengo#esperancepic.twitter.com/1uXGR8hpU8 ge (@geglobo) June 17, 2025With the victory guaranteed, Flamengo again slowed down the pace to not wear out the athletes more.

How it standsWith the victory, Flamengo reached three points and shared the leadership of Group D with Chelsea, who beat Los Angeles FC also 2-0.

The Brazilians lead only by the difference in yellow cards.In the next round, Rubro-Negro faces Chelsea, again in Philadelphia, on Friday (20).

Flamengo then ends its participation in the first phase by facing 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 Cups of selections: the second-placed team in one group faces the first-placed team in another.In other words, whoever finishes first in Flamengo's group will face the second-placed team in Bayern Munich's group, Benfica, Boca Juniors, and Auckland City.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.

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