VIDEO: Diego Alves' incredible saves gives Flamengo win v Bahia
Flamengo goalie Diego Alves, formerly of Valencia, was key to Flamengo fighting back to defeat Bahia 4-3 in the Brazilieirao.
Flamengo faced Bahia in a Brasileirao match at the Maracana stadium on 20th December. It was a very high scoring match and Flamengo's Diego Alves was key to the hosts taking home the points.
Bruno Henrique put Flamengo ahead early, but Gabriel Barbosa saw red for the hosts with just 10 minutes on the clock. Mauricio Isla put the 10 men 2-0 up in the first half, but Bahia turned it around. They scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of the second period to go 2-3 ahead thanks to a goal by Ramirez and two from Gilberto, but Pedro got a leveller for Flamengo eight minutes from time.
Victor Vinicius then got the winner for Flamengo in the 90th minute to break Bahia's hearts. Daniel Sampaio saw red in added time for Bahia and both teams ended the contest with 10 men. Take a look at some quality saves by Flamengo keeper Diego Alves in the video above!