Flamengo beat Remo and top the Brasileirão for the first time in 2026

Flamengo beat Remo away at the Mangueirão in Belém on Sunday, in the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. Samuel Lino scored, and the 1-0 scoreline is recorded by CNN Brasil. On the same day Palmeiras drew 0-0 with Botafogo at the Nilton Santos and gave up top spot.

The two results left Flamengo on 54 points and Palmeiras on 53. According to the magazine Placar, it is the first time Flamengo have led this edition of the Brasileirão. Palmeiras had been top since round seven.

Next week decides more than this one

The change comes twelve rounds from the end, and the immediate calendar is what makes the moment delicate for both. Placar lists the next fixtures: Palmeiras host São Paulo on Saturday the 12th at 18:30, and Flamengo host Corinthians on Sunday the 13th at 17:30.

A single point in a thirty-eight-round league is not an advantage, it is a tie with a tiebreaker. What changed is not the distance between the two but which side of it they are on: the leader controls its own result, the chaser depends on someone else slipping. With twelve rounds left, that inversion is worth more for what it imposes on the rival than for the point itself.