Flamengo drew 0-0 against Sao Paulo in their Serie A match on Sunday (18th August) after Jadson’s penalty was saved by Felipe.
Mano Menezes’ Flamengo would have been hoping that home advantage would pay dividends in their league clash against a struggling Sao Paulo sideThe home side had the first opportunity in the 17th minute – Nixxon’s header produced a fine save from Rogerio Ceni.Aloisio looked to have given Sao Paolo the lead in the 31st minute.But it was correctly disallowed by the referee for a handball as the replay clearly shows.And the Sao Paulo striker earned himself a yellow card his hand of god attempt.The second half saw a wonderful run by Flamengo’s Wellington but he couldn’t beat Felipe in the Sao Paulo goal.Sao Paulo had a golden chance to take all three points with four minutes remaining.Luiz Antonio brought down Lucas Evangelista in the box and Jadson stepped up to take the penalty.But Sao Paulo’s Felipe produced a great save to deny the visitors the win.It ended 0-0 to the disappointment of the spectators.