Week 27 brings us a match on Sep 18th, where Flamengo hosts Fluminense in a Serie A match in the anticipated Rio de Janeiro derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Flamengo is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Goiás. Dieguinho scored the first goal for Goiás in the 80th minute, then Matheus Franca de Oliveira tied it up for Flamengo in the 87th minute on a feed from Pereira squeezing out at least the one point for Flamengo. Flamengo is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Fluminense, recorded a 2-1 win against Fortaleza. Germán Cano struck first for Fluminense in the 11th minute, then Thiago Galhardo tied it up for Fortaleza in the 51st minute on a feed from Juninho Capixaba. Fluminense should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday May 29th, Fluminense hosted Flamengo at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in their last match together. Flamengo was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Germán Cano struck first for Fluminense in the 10th minute on a feed from Manoel, then Andreas Pereira tied it up for Flamengo in the 34th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Barbosa Almeida to cap off a wild match.
Both Willian and Jhon Arias have been the hottest scorers for Fluminense in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Flamengo’s top weapon lately has been Gabriel Barbosa Almeida, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.