An emotional roller coaster: Flamengo fans celebrate Brazilian League title

Flamengo successfully defended its Brazilian championship despite finishing with a 2-1 loss at Sao Paulo, as runner-up Internacional failed to beat middle-of-the-standings Corinthians at home. The Rio-based club finished with 71 points from 38 matches, only one clear of Internacional, which kept the suspense going until the last minute of its match because of a goal that was disallowed by video review for offside.

The last minutes of both games were being broadcasted live at the same time on a split screen. Fans got together to watch the decisive match without wearing masks, despite Brazil reaching its highest number of COVID-19 deaths per day, 1,582, as well as reaching the mark of 251,000 lost lives.

Flamengo won the Brazilian title and the Copa Libertadores in 2019 in dazzling fashion, led by Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus.This year its performances were less impressive, with the team only taking the lead in the penultimate round after beating Internacional 2-1.