The 2-0 loss in the first leg of the Campeonato Carioca semifinal put Fluminense in a difficult position: to reach the final, they will need to defeat Flamengo by at least three goals in the rematch.
If the overall score remains tied, the tiebreaker will favor Mengao for being the leader of the Taça Guanabara (the regular phase of the state tournament).
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Therefore, tying the aggregate score will not be enough for Tricolor. Although the situation doesn’t seem easy at all, Flu can draw faith from past records heading into Saturday’s match.
With Fernando Diniz on the bench, Fluminense managed to win by three or more goals on 18 occasions. In fact, they already did it against Flamengo in the second leg of the Campeonato Carioca final last year, winning 4-1 to clinch the bicampeonato.
The goal now is to repeat a similar feat to go in pursuit of the third consecutive state title, something that hasn’t happened since 1985.
Fluminense’s 18 wins by 3 or more goals under Diniz
(via Globo Esporte)
- Oriente Petrolero 1 – 10 Fluminense – Copa Sudamericana – 2022
- Fluminense 4 – 0 Corinthians – Brasileirao – 2022
- Cruzeiro 0 – 3 Fluminense – Copa do Brasil – 2022
- Fluminense 5 – 2 Coritiba – Brasileirao – 2022
- Fluminense 4 – 0 Juventude – Brasileirao – 2022
- Avaí 0 – 3 Fluminense – Brasileirao – 2022
- Fluminense 3 – 0 Goiás – Brasileirao – 2022
- Fluminense 3 – 0 Audax-RJ – Campeonato Carioca – 2023
- Fluminense 3 – 0 Portuguesa-RJ – Campeonato Carioca – 2023
- Bangu 0 – 5 Fluminense – Campeonato Carioca – 2023
- Fluminense 7 – 0 Volta Redonda – Campeonato Carioca – 2023
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – Campeonato Carioca – 2023
- Fluminense 3 – 0 Paysandu – Copa do Brasil – 2023
- América-MG 0 – 3 Fluminense – Brasileirao – 2023
- Paysandu 0 – 3 Fluminense – Copa do Brasil – 2023
- Fluminense 5 – 1 River Plate – Copa Libertadores – 2023
- Santos 0 – 3 Fluminense – Brasileirao – 2023
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Bangu – Campeonato Carioca – 2024
Every time Flu beat Fla by three (or more) goals
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 23/06/1918 – Campeonato Carioca
- Fluminense 4 – 0 Flamengo – 21/12/1919 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 1 – 4 Fluminense – 27/05/1928 – Campeonato Carioca
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – 23/12/1936 – Campeonato Carioca
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – 27/07/1937 – Open Tournament
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 10/07/1938 – Municipal Tournament
- Fluminense 5 – 1 Flamengo – 24/03/1943 – Torneio Relâmpago
- Flamengo 0 – 4 Fluminense – 11/04/1945 – Torneio Relâmpago
- Flamengo 2 – 5 Fluminense – 10/11/1946 – Campeonato Carioca
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – 07/12/1946 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 2 – 5 Fluminense – 06/01/1949 – Friendly Match
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 19/12/1954 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 1 – 4 Fluminense – 28/09/1969 – Roberto Gomes Pedrosa/Prata Cup Tournament
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – 12/12/1971 – Friendly Match
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 02/11/1975 – Brazilian Championship
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 14/10/1979 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 16/11/1994 – Brazilian Championship
- Flamengo 1 – 4 Fluminense – 09/06/2002 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 09/02/2003 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 0 – 4 Fluminense – 15/03/2003 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 1 – 4 Fluminense – 03/04/2005 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 1 – 4 Fluminense – 10/02/2008 – Campeonato Carioca
- Flamengo 0 – 3 Fluminense – 08/02/2014 – Brazilian Championship
- Fluminense 4 – 0 Flamengo – 24/02/2018 – Campeonato Carioca
- Fluminense 4 – 1 Flamengo – 09/04/2023 – Campeonato Carioca
