Home games defined. Ilha do Urubu will host the second leg of the Copa do Brasil semi-final against Botafogo on August 23. The first game will be at Engenhão, a week earlier (16).
The draw that determined the house order was held Monday morning at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. In the other semifinal, Cruzeiro and Grêmio face off first in Porto Alegre and conclude in Belo Horizonte.
The only time they met in the Copa do Brasil, in 2013, Flamengo and Botafogo drew the first leg 1-1 in the quarterfinals. In the return leg, Mengão took no notice of their rivals, thrashing them 4-0, with a hat trick from Hernane Brocador, on a night for the ages. Flamengo then defeated Goiás in the semifinals and secured their third title against Atlético-PR.
In 1992, the teams faced each other in the Brazilian Championship final. Flamengo won the first match 3-0, and the second ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Red-Blacks winning their fifth national championship.
The draw that determined the house order was held Monday morning at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. In the other semifinal, Cruzeiro and Grêmio face off first in Porto Alegre and conclude in Belo Horizonte.
The only time they met in the Copa do Brasil, in 2013, Flamengo and Botafogo drew the first leg 1-1 in the quarterfinals. In the return leg, Mengão took no notice of their rivals, thrashing them 4-0, with a hat trick from Hernane Brocador, on a night for the ages. Flamengo then defeated Goiás in the semifinals and secured their third title against Atlético-PR.
In 1992, the teams faced each other in the Brazilian Championship final. Flamengo won the first match 3-0, and the second ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Red-Blacks winning their fifth national championship.