In the second derby for the Rio Cup, Mengão will face Fluminense in a bid to secure first place in Group B of the competition. The Espírito Santo nation will once again give its full support to the "Most Beloved" at Kléber Andrade Stadium next Sunday, April 2nd. Kick-off is at 16 p.m.

In the last round, coach Zé Ricardo took to the field a team full of Garotos do Ninho in in the 1-1 draw against Volta Redonda, in a match played at the Raulino de Oliveira Stadium. Even though they didn't win the three points in the match, the red-black commander liked what he saw from the youngsters, especially in the first stage.

The Megão fans will be located in stands A and B of Kleber Andrade Stadium in Cariacica. Tickets will cost R$200. With a ticket card and photo ID, fans with Raça plans and higher receive a 50% discount on tickets, which cannot be combined with the half-price ticket price.

A online sales are carried out through the Meu Bilhete website Those who purchase tickets online must take their printed e-ticket directly to the stadium entrance or pick up tickets in advance at physical points of sale. Online sales will not be available for Flamengo members.

Júnior and Jarbas, both former Flamengo players, are the athletes with the most Fla-Flus appearances. They each participated in 48 derbies. Flu's Castilho comes next with 45 appearances in the derby's history.

This will be the 20th time that Flamengo and Fluminense will play the country's most captivating derby outside of Rio de Janeiro state. In total, there have been 19 matches between the teams, with 6 wins for Flamengo, 3 for Fluminense, and 10 draws. Of the 19 matches outside of Rio de Janeiro state, 5 were in the Federal District, 3 in Minas Gerais, 2 in São Paulo, XNUMX in Rio Grande do Sul, XNUMX in Pernambuco, XNUMX in Paraíba, XNUMX in Goiás, XNUMX in Sergipe, XNUMX in Bahia, XNUMX in Ceará, XNUMX in Rio Grande do Norte, and XNUMX in Spain.

In the last Fla-Flu match played outside the state, the "Mais Querido" (Most Beloved) prevailed over their rivals. On February 21, 2016, Willian Arão and Paolo Guerrero scored the goals that secured the red-and-black team's 2-1 victory at Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília. Gustavo Scarpa scored the opposing goal on that occasion.

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It's impossible to talk about goals in classics without mentioning Zico. With 19 goals in 44 Fla-Flus matches played, "Galinho de Quintino" is the all-time top scorer in the game. His goal average was 0,4 goals per game, securing historic victories for the red-and-black team over their rivals.