WILL YOU BE ABLE TO COME AGAINST FLAMENGO? SEE FLUMINENSE'S RECOVERY HISTORY

Fluminense and Flamengo enter the field this Saturday (16), in a clash for the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca. Mengão will enter the field with an advantage, as they won a victory in the first game. Thus, a The Rio Tricolor's mission is difficult, but not impossible, as history shows. Last year, Flu lost the first game of the Carioca final 2-0, but won the decision 4-1. 

In recent history of the club, it is easy to remember moments when Tricolor das Laranjeiras had to reverse results under pressure. Among them, a turnaround in the Libertadores, in the Campeonato Carioca and even the escape from relegation, which some considered inevitable, in the Brasileirão. Check out some of these moments below.

One of the most impressive victories in tricolor history was over Cruzeiro, in 2009. The team was on the verge of relegation and managed to turn the game around at Mineirão, after Raposa scored 2 goals advantage. There were only six games left until the end of the Championship, and Fluminense needed at least five more wins, and a draw, to stay in Série A in 2010.

Another emblematic moment was the comeback against São Paulo, in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, where Fluminense needed to win by 2 goals to advance to the semi-finals of the competition. With two goals from Washington, including one in the last minute of the game, the Rio tricolor wrote another chapter in its history. The match ended 3-1 in the return game, Tricolor Paulista won the first game 1-0.

During the last edition of the Copa Libertadores (2023), Tricolor staged a spectacular turnaround against International, in the semi-final of the competition. The confrontation between Brazilian teams in the tournament was quite busy, both in the first and second games. In the first leg, Inter and Tricolor drew 2-2 at Maracanã. In the return game, held in Beira-Rio, Internacional took the lead in the first 10 minutes. By the 35th minute of the second half, the Colorado fans were already celebrating the classification. However, John Kennedy equalized the score in the 36th minute. The turning point came at the feet of Germán Cano, at 42. With this result, Fluminense qualified for the 2023 Libertadores final, which ended as champions of the competition.

The match against Flamengo this Saturday will be at 9pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Flu needs to win with two goals to have a chance of going to the final, where one of the two teams will face Vasco or Nova Iguaçu.