Another heavyweight classic in the Cariocão. Flamengo and Fluminense face each other this Sunday (25), at 18 pm, at Maracanã, for the fourth round of the competition. Rubro-Negro will be looking for their second victory in the championship to secure qualification for the quarterfinals. The main squad will once again be in action after debuting with a 1-0 victory over Vasco last Wednesday.

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Coach Filipe Luís led the final training session yesterday (24) to define the team he will field. The players who started the classic against Vasco may start in the starting lineup to gain rhythm for the Brasileirão debut (28/01) and the Supercopa final (01/02). The novelty in the list of players called up could be Andrew, who has been registered and can now wear the Sacred Mantle. Jorginho, who was out of the last game after having his wisdom teeth extracted, may also be called up.

Retrospect

Flamengo and Fluminense have faced each other 457 times throughout the history of the rivalry, with Flamengo holding the advantage. They have won 167 times, drawn 147, and Fluminense has won 143. Last year, the two teams met five times. In total, there were... Two wins for Flamengo, two draws, and one win for Fluminense (all in...) Maracanã):

- 0-0, March 08th, Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 2x1, March 12th, Campeonato Carioca (Wesley and Juninho; Keno)
- 0-0, March 16th, Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 1x0, July 20th, Brazilian Championship (Pedro)
- Fluminense 2x1, November 19th, Brazilian Championship (Lucho Acosta, Serna; Jorginho).

Arbitration

Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano (RJ)
Assistants: Luiz Cláudio Regazone (RJ) and Daniel de Oliveira Alves Pereira (RJ)
VAR: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho (RJ).