Madureira hold on to slender lead

Written by Nicholas Savage , 06.03 23h20

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Midfielder Maicon scored a second-half winner as 10-man Madureira upset Flamengo 1-0 in the first leg of the Guanabara Cup final on Sunday.

Maicon scored the only goal with a powerful left-footer from outside the area in the 72nd minute.

In a heated match Madureira had gone a man down in the 46th minute after striker Marcelo was sent off for simulating a foul. Flamengo had a player ejected in the 73rd after defender Moises got into an altercation with a Madureira striker.

It was Madureira's third consecutive win over Flamengo, which is yet to beat the opponent in more than two years.

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