Universidad has no good memories of Flamengo
"La U" has already been thrashed 7-0 by Rubro-Negro and has not won a match in 11 years.
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Following the tradition started in last Wednesday's match (10.03), Flamengo will present a plaque saluting Universidad de Chile, in a match valid for the group stage of the Copa Santander Libertadores, this Wednesday (17.03). The procedure will be carried out in all of the Rubro-Negro's away games in the international competition.
But who is Flamengo's opponent in this crucial match? Universidad de Chile, founded on May 24, 1927, wears the blue and red colors and plays its games at the Nacional Stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 63 fans.
Opinion polls in the country rank LA "U" as the second-largest fan base in Chile. The club's greatest achievements include 13 Chilean Championships and three Chilean Cups. In the Copa Libertadores, its best finish was third in 1970.
But in its history against Flamengo, the Chilean team hasn't fared too well. Since August 1999, the Brazilian team hasn't been defeated by its Chilean opponent. Although there have been only seven meetings between the two, with four victories for Flamengo and three for Chile, the last three clashes have been Flamengo's. One of them, in fact, was historic.
The famous 7 x 0 In the 1999 Mercosul Cup, the team from Gávea would need a miracle to reach the finals. Four teams were fighting for two spots. Nacional and Corinthians, who had played before, had already reached 10 points and had a goal difference of four and five, respectively. Flamengo had seven points and a goal difference of just one. Boca Juniors, with seven points, also had a chance of qualifying, as they had a goal difference of three.
In other words, to avoid relying on Boca Juniors' game, Flamengo would have to win by four goals, or they would have to win by three goals and hope Boca didn't beat Universidad Católica, who were currently bottom of their group. When the team took the field at 21:30 PM, Olimpia was already beating Colo-Colo 1-0, leaving the Red-Blacks with only a rout to qualify.
The mission seemed nearly impossible, but Flamengo relied on striker Romário. He scored three times in the first half alone, Caio also got a goal, and in just 45 minutes, the team from Gávea had already achieved the result they needed. Even so, the team didn't take their foot off the gas. In the second half, Romário scored again, along with Rodrigo Mendes and Marco Antônio, who sealed the rout: 7-0.
But who is Flamengo's opponent in this crucial match? Universidad de Chile, founded on May 24, 1927, wears the blue and red colors and plays its games at the Nacional Stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 63 fans.
Opinion polls in the country rank LA "U" as the second-largest fan base in Chile. The club's greatest achievements include 13 Chilean Championships and three Chilean Cups. In the Copa Libertadores, its best finish was third in 1970.
But in its history against Flamengo, the Chilean team hasn't fared too well. Since August 1999, the Brazilian team hasn't been defeated by its Chilean opponent. Although there have been only seven meetings between the two, with four victories for Flamengo and three for Chile, the last three clashes have been Flamengo's. One of them, in fact, was historic.
The famous 7 x 0 In the 1999 Mercosul Cup, the team from Gávea would need a miracle to reach the finals. Four teams were fighting for two spots. Nacional and Corinthians, who had played before, had already reached 10 points and had a goal difference of four and five, respectively. Flamengo had seven points and a goal difference of just one. Boca Juniors, with seven points, also had a chance of qualifying, as they had a goal difference of three.
In other words, to avoid relying on Boca Juniors' game, Flamengo would have to win by four goals, or they would have to win by three goals and hope Boca didn't beat Universidad Católica, who were currently bottom of their group. When the team took the field at 21:30 PM, Olimpia was already beating Colo-Colo 1-0, leaving the Red-Blacks with only a rout to qualify.
The mission seemed nearly impossible, but Flamengo relied on striker Romário. He scored three times in the first half alone, Caio also got a goal, and in just 45 minutes, the team from Gávea had already achieved the result they needed. Even so, the team didn't take their foot off the gas. In the second half, Romário scored again, along with Rodrigo Mendes and Marco Antônio, who sealed the rout: 7-0.