With the best campaign in its history in points, Flamengo ends the Brasileirão against Atlético-PR
Rubro-Negro still has the best attack of the second half so far; Guerrero could break records for goals scored by a team in a season
By Isabela Abirached - in
Flamengo takes to the field this Sunday (11), at 17pm, to end a great campaign in the Brazilian Championship. Qualified with one round to spare for the group stage of the 2017 Libertadores, the team already has its best performance in the history of the points run, with 70 points won, and still has the best attack in the second half - fourth best in the competition.
A victory at Arena da Baixada would guarantee Mais Querido second place in the table and, consequently, the prize of R$10,7 million from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
Tribute
In tribute to the victims of the terrible tragedy with the plane that took Chapecoense and journalists to Colombia, which shocked the football world, Flamengo will enter the field with the Santa Catarina team's badge on its chest, printed on the Mantle between the Mais Querido badge and the adidas brand.
Retrospect of the clash between red and black teams
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Peruvian top scorer
Guerrero also equaled his highest number of goals per season for a team: in 2013 he also scored 18 goals for Corinthians.
TV broadcast
On television, red-and-black fans will be able to watch the match on Rede Globo, open TV, and on Canal Premiere, pay-per-view. Fan club members can enjoy more Flamengo watching the game on TV: discounts on Sky packages and even on beer to watch the match! Fan club members can enjoy more Flamengo on game day: discounts and priority access on tickets to watch at the stadium and on pay-per-view, and beer to watch on TV! Click and feel the pride of being a fan club member.
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A victory at Arena da Baixada would guarantee Mais Querido second place in the table and, consequently, the prize of R$10,7 million from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
TributeIn tribute to the victims of the terrible tragedy with the plane that took Chapecoense and journalists to Colombia, which shocked the football world, Flamengo will enter the field with the Santa Catarina team's badge on its chest, printed on the Mantle between the Mais Querido badge and the adidas brand.
Beautiful campaign
With 70 points, Flamengo already has its best campaign in the history of the Brazilian points-based league. In 2009, when they won the championship, Flamengo finished the competition with 67 points.
The team still has the best attack in the second half of the Brasileirão, with 29 goals scored. Overall, Flamengo has the 4th best attack in the competition, with 52 goals scored, behind Santos (58), Palmeiras (60) and Atlético/MG (61).
Preparation
The last round of the Brasileirão, which was scheduled for December 4, was postponed to this Sunday (11) due to the plane crash in Colombia. The last few days, in addition to work, were also filled with tributes and prayers for the victims at the George Helal Training Center, with the players coming together and a Seventh Day Mass.
During the activities led by Zé Ricardo, the new addition was the synthetic turf. Since Arena da Baixada has this type of grass, the team trained on the synthetic pitch at Ninho do Urubu, and one of the training days was spent on the synthetic turf at Centro de Futebol Zico (CFZ).
Preparation
The last round of the Brasileirão, which was scheduled for December 4, was postponed to this Sunday (11) due to the plane crash in Colombia. The last few days, in addition to work, were also filled with tributes and prayers for the victims at the George Helal Training Center, with the players coming together and a Seventh Day Mass.
During the activities led by Zé Ricardo, the new addition was the synthetic turf. Since Arena da Baixada has this type of grass, the team trained on the synthetic pitch at Ninho do Urubu, and one of the training days was spent on the synthetic turf at Centro de Futebol Zico (CFZ).Retrospect of the clash between red and black teams
This is the 57th match between Atlético-PR and Flamengo in history. In total, the Rio de Janeiro team has won 23 matches, compared to 22 wins for the Paraná team, and 11 draws. Paraná has a 70-66 advantage in goals scored. Of the 56 matches played, 41 were in the Brazilian Championship, 7 were friendlies, 2 in the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana, 2 in the Champions' Cup, XNUMX in the Copa do Brasil, and XNUMX in the Primeira Liga.
In the first round, with a great goal from Mancuello, with a backheel, Flamengo beat Furacão 1-0, at the Kleber Andrade stadium, in Cariacica.
Reissue of decision
Flamengo and Atlético-PR decided the final of the 2013 Copa do Brasil. After a heroic draw in Curitiba, with an unlikely goal from midfielder Amaral, Mengão won at Maracanã, with goals from Hernane and Elias, and lifted the third trophy in its history in the competition. Relive:{{video-globo,2983384,625,350}}
Peruvian top scorer
Flamengo's top scorer this season, with 18 goals - Campeonato Carioca (5); Primeira Liga (3); Copa do Brasil (1); Brasileiro (9) - Paolo Guerrero is expected to end the season as the team's top scorer. The last time a foreigner was Flamengo's top scorer in a season was 16 years ago, when Petkovic scored 28 goals.
Guerrero also equaled his highest number of goals per season for a team: in 2013 he also scored 18 goals for Corinthians.
TV broadcast
On television, red-and-black fans will be able to watch the match on Rede Globo, open TV, and on Canal Premiere, pay-per-view. Fan club members can enjoy more Flamengo watching the game on TV: discounts on Sky packages and even on beer to watch the match! Fan club members can enjoy more Flamengo on game day: discounts and priority access on tickets to watch at the stadium and on pay-per-view, and beer to watch on TV! Click and feel the pride of being a fan club member.
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