Flamengo beat Vasco 4–1 and move three points clear of Palmeiras with five rounds left
Pedro and Samuel Lino scored twice each, and Cruzeiro won the Minas Gerais derby 1–0 to stay third.
By GoalPost · Reporting from Flamengo and Blog do Redação
Flamengo beat Vasco da Gama 4–1 at the Estádio Nilton Santos on Thursday night in the 33rd round of the Brasileirão.
Pedro put Flamengo in front from Guillermo Varela's cross, Alan Lescano equalized for Vasco five minutes later, and Pedro scored again before halftime. Samuel Lino added two in the second half.
Flamengo have 73 points, three more than Palmeiras, who drew 0–0 at Santos on Wednesday. Both have played 33 of 38 rounds. Leonardo Jardim's side play Grêmio at the Maracanã next Wednesday.
Cruzeiro, third on 57 points, won 1–0 at Atlético Mineiro's Arena MRV, Kaio Jorge scoring in the fourth minute.
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