after the A draw against São Paulo in the last game., Flamengo faces Santa Cruz, this Wednesday night (22), at Arruda, at 21 pm, for another direct confrontation in the Brazilian Championship. The teams are, respectively, in sixth (14 points) and thirteenth (11 points) places, but separated by only three points. If they win the match, Mais Querido can finish the tenth round in the qualifying zone for Libertadores.

How to watch: tickets and streaming
Tickets for the Visitor section cost R$60. You can buy yours online, through the Guichê Web website. or at the visiting team's ticket booth at Arruda stadium.
On television, the match will be broadcast on Premiere. You can also follow the live updates on Flamengo's official social media channels using the hashtag #STAxFLA. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, like our page on Facebook and follow us on Snapchat (cr_flamengo). FlaTV also brings exclusive behind-the-scenes and match footage to the Red-Black Nation. Sign up with one click, for free.

The head-to-head record between Flamengo and Santa Cruz is very balanced. Each team has six wins in the Brazilian Championship, plus seven draws. Flamengo has scored more goals: 30 against 25 conceded. In the overall record, Santa Cruz and Flamengo have played 33 matches, with Flamengo holding the advantage with 13 wins and nine losses. Flamengo has scored 55 goals and conceded 40.

Zico, with five goals, and Nunes, with four, are the top scorers in this matchup in the Brazilian Championship. Three of Zico's five goals came in the 3-1 victory in 1987 at the Maracanã. Flamengo won their fourth consecutive championship that year.

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Flamengo's biggest win over the Pernambuco team was also at the Maracanã: a 7-0 victory in the second round of the 1985 Brazilian Championship. The goals were scored by Bebeto, Adílio, Marquinho Carioca (3) and Chiquinho (2).

On Monday (20), The Flamengo squad gathered at the George Helal Training Center for another day of training.The athletes who played against São Paulo on Sunday (19) underwent physical fatigue assessment and performed regenerative training led by professionals from Flamengo's Center of Excellence in Performance (CEP FLA). This Tuesday (21), the Mais Querido players participated in Training in the morning, then continuing the trip to Recife..

*Collaborated under the supervision of Isabela Abirached