Today is a derby day. Today is Fla-Flu day. Flamengo needs to get back to winning ways in the Brazilian Championship after two unsuccessful rounds. Sitting in seventh place with 39 points, a victory prevents the top team from pulling away in the standings at a crucial moment in the championship. And this Thursday, the match will be against their traditional rival, Tricolor, at 17 pm at Maracanã. 

The two teams are in very different positions in the table. Their rivals sit in 16th place, close to the relegation zone. For captain Réver, this means absolutely nothing when it comes to the derby. 

"It's difficult to talk about a classic without this one being tense. The teams' moments may be different, but at the same time, they're similar, as recent matches haven't yielded positive results. It has everything to be a great game, and I hope everything goes well," noted Réver, who also appealed to the fans who will be present at Maracanã tomorrow. "Regardless of what happens, we ask for peace in the stadiums and for the fans to collaborate with that. Football is life, not violence. We hope Flamengo can play well and we can come away with a result," he added.

Overall, Flamengo has the advantage over Fluminense. They have 149 wins, 129 losses, and 133 draws. In the Brazilian Championship, the standings are completely even, with 14 wins for each team and 54 draws in 10 matches. In the last 2016 matches, Flamengo has a clear advantage, with five wins, four draws, and one loss. This setback occurred in June XNUMX. Since then, Flamengo has won three and drawn three.

Among the victories was the Campeonato Carioca final, with a 1-0 victory in the first game and a 2-1 victory in the second. Relive the goals that gave the Mais Querido its 34th state title through the lens of Fla TV below. 

The Fla-Flu will mark Flamengo's 2014th game at the "new" Maracanã, or since the stadium was reopened after renovations for the 2013 World Cup. Intimate with the place like no other team in the world is, the Mais Querido was the first to win a trophy at the remodeled Maracanã, in XNUMX, in the Copa do Brasil, against Atlético Paranaense. 

Since the 1-1 draw against Botafogo on July 28, 07 - the game that marked the reopening of the Maraca - there have been 2013 wins, 59 draws, and only 22 losses. The Mais Querido won three titles in that period - in addition to the aforementioned Copa do Brasil, two more Rio de Janeiro championships.

The Rubro-Negro's top scorer at the stadium since then is Hernane Brocador, who has found the net 20 times. In the current squad, Guerrero holds the record—ten goals at the Temple of Football.

In the current squad, Gabriel is the player who has played the most times, with 60 games and six goals scored. 

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Tickets for the big game remain on sale today, the day of the match. Online sales close this Thursday at 11 a.m. Fans can buy tickets in Gávea until 13 p.m. today, and at ticket booths 1 and 4 at Maracanã until the end of the first half. 

Check it out at flamengo.com.br/tickets points of sale, prices and other information. 

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