Another Fla-Flu. And another Fla-Flu away from Rio de Janeiro. With Fluminense as the home team, the match was moved to the Mané Garrincha stadium. The ball will roll this Thursday at 8 PM, for the 10th round. Playing at the Mané Garrincha since the first match on February 5th, 1976, in a 2-1 victory over Brasília, Flamengo has played 56 games, with 28 wins, 22 draws, and only six losses. Oh, yes, Zico scored in his debut at the stadium. Normal... So, without further ado, let's get to it in another special BuzzFla. 

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1. The numbers are ours.

That Flamengo has more wins than Fluminense overall is clear, well-known, and no one doubts it. Of the 407 games, we have 147 wins, they have 127, and there have been 133 draws. In the 55 Brazilian Championship games, the wins are tied, 20 for each side, with 15 draws. Considering only the 22 games played outside Rio, we have six wins, Fluminense four, and there have been 11 draws. And to round out the numbers, the fifth game at the Mané Garrincha stadium shows two wins for us and two draws. 

The last meeting in the Federal District was for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro state championship, and Flamengo won 2-1, with goals from Willian Arão and Paolo Guerrero. Want to remember the goals? FlaTV shows them below. 

2. The first Fla-Flu in Brasília

Long before anyone even thought about the World Cup in Brazil and the renovations at the Mané Garrincha stadium, the Fla-Flu match of June 7, 1997, took place in the Federal Capital as part of the Brasília Quadrangular Tournament, one of those preparatory competitions for the Brazilian Championship. A Flamengo team composed of Zé Carlos, Leandro Neto (Jacozinho [Bruno Quadros]), Junior Baiano, Fabiano and Gilberto; Jamir, Fábio Baiano, Jorginho and Evandro; Iranildo and Lúcio faced Fluminense and won 2-1, with goals from Marco Aurélio, Jacozinho and Lúcio Bala, both in the second half.

In the first goal, Jacozinho received a pass and fired past the goalkeeper to open the scoring. In the second, Lúcio was released at speed, beat the defense, and scored the winning goal. 

3. The biggest results

With so many wins at home, it's normal to have one or two big wins. The biggest one was in 1996, against Linhares, in the Copa do Brasil. Amoroso, Gilberto and Sávio (2) scored the goals in the victory that qualified Mengão for the next phase. Check out Amoroso's goal below, which opened the scoring. 

In 1997, it was Grêmio's turn to suffer a 4-2 defeat in the World Champions Cup. Lucio (2), Fabiano and Maurinho scored, qualifying the beloved team for the final against São Paulo, which they won 1-0, with a goal by Iranildo, securing another trophy for Gávea. 

But the real star was Petkovic in 2000. The Serbian scored three goals, including a stunning free-kick very similar to "that" shot, Flamengo's third goal of the match. Relive it below. 

And do you know who scored the fourth goal of the match? 

Tip: He formed a formidable duo with Petkovic himself in 2009, during the sixth World Cup title win, and was the top scorer in the Brazilian Championship that year. Yes, him...

4. Foreigners in the area

It wasn't only against Brazilian teams that Flamengo played at the Mané Garrincha stadium. In 1991, during the Copa Libertadores, they drew 1-1 against Bella Vista of Uruguay. Marcelinho Carioca scored the game's only goal with a beautiful free-kick, and you can see how it went below.

In the same year, for the Supercopa Libertadores, the match was against Estudiantes and ended in another 1-1 draw, with Junior scoring our goal. In 1996, Fabio Baiano scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Independiente in another edition of the Supercopa Libertadores. 

In the 2001 Mercosur Cup, against Nacional, Reinaldo shone, scoring twice in the victory. 

It took 14 years for another game against a foreign team at the Mané Garrincha stadium. Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine was the opponent, and the match ended 0-0. An interesting fact about these encounters? The coach for the first game, in 1991, was Wanderley Luxemburgo. The coach for the last game, against Shakhtar in 2015, was Vanderlei Luxemburgo. 

5. Maintaining the writing

Flamengo has now gone six games unbeaten at their stadium in Brasília. Four wins and two draws make up the team's record since June 2016, when Palmeiras prevailed. This Thursday will be the time to extend that to seven. Check out the recent list below. 

04/02/2018 - Flamengo 1 X 0 Nova Iguaçu

26/03/2017 - Flamengo 2 X 2 Vasco

08/02/2017 - Flamengo 2 X 0 Grêmio

21/08/2016 - Flamengo 2 X 1 Grêmio

10/07/2016 - Flamengo 2 X 0 Atlético Mineiro

19/06/2016 - Flamengo 2 X 2 São Paulo

6. Diego's debut

To close out the list, let's remember Diego Ribas' debut for Flamengo. It was at the Mané Garrincha stadium, against Grêmio, and the then number 35 scored in the 2-1 victory. In the 25th minute of the second half, the score was 1-0 for us when Pará delivered a perfect cross for Diego to head in and extend the lead, in front of 22.552 fans. It was the first of the star's 30 goals in the Sacred Mantle. Diego won't be on the field this Thursday, but we couldn't leave this one off the list, right? Relive the goal through the FlaTV camera below and let's cheer for another victory for the league leaders. 

Follow the leader!! Let's go, Flamengo!!