Dinamite will watch Sunday's classic alongside his rival

Marcio Iannacca From GLOBOESPORTE.COM, in Rio de Janeiro

After offering praise and dismissing the idea that the derby between Vasco and Flamengo is a separate tournament, Vasco president Roberto Dinamite invited Marcio Braga, the Flamengo president, to watch next Sunday's game at the Maracanã stadium side by side. The Flamengo fan accepted the invitation, and the two will be together for the match, which is crucial to the club's hopes of improving in the competition. On the day of his inauguration, Roberto Dinamite welcomed the Flamengo president at the club's nautical headquarters in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. In addition to Marcio Braga, one of the Gávea team's idols, Junior, was also at the party to pay his respects. At the ceremony, the new Vasco president stated that the derby is a game like any other. "There is no separate championship. There is a rivalry between the two clubs on the field, and that's it." Junior and I were rivals on the field, but we're great friends off it," Dinamite revealed. Sunday's classic will be the first under the new board in charge of Vasco.