Flamengo/Marinha hosts Vitória-PE in its home debut
Rubro-negras face the Pernambuco team in the Brazilian Women's Championship
By Mariana Sa - inHome debut! This Saturday (23), at 15 pm, Flamengo/Marinha will meet the Rio nation again. Against Vitória-PE, the red-blacks will go to Los Larios Stadium, in Xerém, for the first challenge at home, the second valid for the Brazilian Women's Football Championship.
In the match between Fla and Iranduba, the teams' debut in the tournament, the Meninas da Gávea dominated the home team and won 3-0. The goals were scored by Raíza (twice) and Ju.
Flamengo x Vitoria-PE
The duel will mark the fourth in the history of the Brazilian Women's Championship. In the previous three, only the red-and-blacks won, one in 2016 and two in 2018. They scored 11 goals and conceded four.
Flamengo/Marinha in the Brazilian Championship
This will be Flamengo/Marinha's fifth appearance in the Brasileirão. Playing nationally since 2015, the red-and-black team won the title in 2016 and competed vigorously for the title in every edition. Last year, the team reached the semifinals. It's worth noting that Flamengo finished last year with the Campeonato Carioca title, its fourth since the partnership began.
Dispute system
Starting this season, the competition format will be different from previous years. This time, all 16 teams will face each other in a single round, alternating between home and away matches. The top eight teams advance to the quarterfinals and so on until the final. In the knockout stage, all matches will be home and away.
Having been one of the top eight teams last season, the regulations state that Flamengo will play eight matches at home and seven away.
In a Women's World Cup year, the competition is scheduled to take a break between rounds nine and ten. Therefore, the Meninas da Gávea will play at the end of May and return only in July.
In addition to Flamengo, the participating teams are: Foz Cataratas/Athlético-PR, Ponte Preta, Kindermann/Avaí, Iranduba, Ferroviária, Audax-SP, Rio Preto, Santos, São Francisco-BA, São José-SP, Corinthians, Sport Recife, Vitória de Santo Antão-PE, Vitória-BA and Minas ICESP-DF.
Tickets
There will be no tickets for the match, and admission to Los Larios is free. Come support the girls in this important challenge! Flamengo needs the Nation.
March competition calendar
23/03 (Saturday), at 15 pm: Flamengo/Marinha x Vitória-PE, in Los Larios
26, 27 or 28/03 (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday): São José-SP x Flamengo/Marinha