On February 21, Flamengo defeated Fluminense 3-2, which gave Flamengo the Taça Guanabara title of that year. On February 1, Flamengo won by 4-3, after Fluminense scored 3-1 in the first half. The 2004 Campeonato Carioca had two matches played between Flamengo and Fluminense. Fluminense finished the stage with 33 points, winning the title, and Flamengo finished one point behind its rival, losing the championship in the year of its centenary. In this match, Fluminense's Renato Gaúcho scored a belly goal, and his team won the match 3–2. One of the most famous matches between the two clubs is the 1995 Campeonato Carioca final stage match, played on June 25 of that year at Maracanã stadium.

Discussion that gained strength among Flamengo fans in early 2021, days before the 2021 Carioca Football Championship final, when flamengo had the chance to pass Fluminense with this new criterion. However, there is disagreement in the decision criterion on the 1919, 19 championships, won by Fluminense. The Carioca had many formats over the years. Flamengo's Gaúcho was the top goalscorer of that competition. Both Fluminense goals were scored by Ézio. The Flamengo goals were scored by Uidemar, Gaúcho, Zinho and Júnior. In the second leg, played on December 19, Flamengo beat Fluminense 4–2. The first leg, played on December 13, ended in a 1–1 draw. In 1991, the Campeonato Carioca final was again disputed between Flamengo and Fluminense. Flamengo's Pirillo scored a goal in the 39th minute of the second half of the match, but Fluminense only needed a draw in the match, and won the competition. The first half of the match ended 2–1 to Fluminense. As the stadium is located in Lagoa neighborhood, the match was nicknamed Lagoa's Fla-Flu. On November 23, 1941, Flamengo and Fluminense disputed the Campeonato Carioca final, at Gávea Stadium.

The Fla–Flu matches are mentioned in Lamartine Babo's unofficial, but very popular, Flamengo anthem composed in 1942. Fluminense won this match 3–2, with 800 people in attendance. The first Fla–Flu ever was played the following year, on July 7, 1912, at Laranjeiras stadium. The rivalry between these two clubs began in October 1911, when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense left the club, and went to Flamengo, which at the time had no football department. Fluminense is the only soccer team in the world that holds the IOC's Olympic Cup ('Coupe Olympique' or 'Taça Olímpica'), a non-competitive award for distinguished service in upholding the ideals of the Olympic Movement and to recognise the particular merits of institutions or associations and their services rendered to sport, conquered in 1949. Flamengo has won three Libertadores Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. Fluminense has won the Copa Rio, which it claims to be equivalent to a world club tournament. Flamengo has won seven Série A and four Brazilian Cups Fluminense has won four Série A and one Brazilian Cup. Flamengo has won it 37 times, Fluminense 32. įlamengo is the most successful team in the Carioca Championship. The moniker Fla–Flu was coined by the journalist Mário Filho during the professionalization of Rio de Janeiro's football. The world record football match attendance between clubs is a Fla 0–0 Flu with 194,603 in 1963. Matches take place in the 78,000-seat Maracanã Stadium, located near downtown Rio de Janeiro, in the city's Maracanã district. Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilįla–Flu (a truncation of Flamengo- Fluminense) is an association football match between cross-town rivals Flamengo and Fluminense.

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