Buoyed by their victory in the Libertadores, Flamengo faces Vasco in the Taça Rio

The classic will be held at Maracanã and the ball will roll from 19 pm

By Flamengo Communication - in 08/03/2019 às 21:00

Buoyed by a strong result in its Conmebol Libertadores debut, Flamengo returns to the Campeonato Carioca this Saturday for another classic. Flamengo will face Vasco da Gama at 19 p.m. at Maracanã Stadium. The match will be part of the third round of the Taça Rio.

Aiming at the second round of the Libertadores, coach Abel Braga will rest some athletes. Flamengo faces LDU (EQU) next Wednesday (13) and more than 45 thousand tickets have already been sold.

Preparation

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Coach Abel Braga named the following players to face Vasco.

Flamengo vs Vasco

Flamengo hasn't lost to Vasco in almost three years. During that time, they've played eight games: two wins and six draws.

Overall, Flamengo and Vasco have played 383 matches. Mengão has the advantage, having won 145 times, compared to their rival's 130 wins and 108 draws. Flamengo has scored 513 goals and conceded 497.

Flamengo won the last five times the Campeonato Carioca was decided with this classic (1999/2000/2001/2004/2014).

Tickets

The Red-Black Nation can buy tickets for the classic against Vasco clicking here.

Transmission

The classic against Vasco will be broadcast exclusively on Canal Premiere FC.

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