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    Flying Flamengo’s title

    Dec 27, 2019 4 minutes
    TIM VICKERY

    Flamengo did not just win the Brazilian championship, they smashed it, finishing 16 points clear in a league that is often referred to as the most competitive in the world.

    And it was not only a case of what Flamengo did; it was how they did it.

    Imposing themselves on games, they played a high defensive line and squeezed the opposition in their own half. With fluidity of attacking movement and lots of interesting angles for quick passes, they overwhelmed opponent after opponent.

    Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, who was appointed in the middle of the year, did nothing more

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