5 red cards, Atlético-MG row and more: Flamengo's last walkover win | OneFootball

Independiente Medellín (COL) fans caused a stoppage during the match against Flamengo

The match between Flamengo and Independiente Medellín (COL) had to be called off because of protests by Colombian fans this Thursday (07). As a result, Fla could be awarded a win by walkover 45 years later, after facing Atlético-MG in the Libertadores.

In 1981, Flamengo made its Libertadores debut with the squad led by Zico. In the first stage, however, the clash with Atlético-MG was ended after 37 minutes. That was because the Minas Gerais side had five players sent off for violent fouls.

What happened with Atlético-MG?

The send-offs left the referee with no option but to declare a walkover against the Minas Gerais club. As a result, Fla continued on the path that would later make the Rubro-Negro South American champion for the first time. To this day, however, Atlético fans complain about alleged harm caused by the refereeing.

“There’s no controversy about that, Wright warned them. For example, the referee called Zico and Reinaldo over to talk and warned them: ‘I don’t want to see any fouls from behind.’ The moment the referee said that, we played a ball through to Zico and Reinaldo came from behind. Then he sent Reinaldo off,” said Mozer, the former defender who was part of the rubro-negro title-winning team in 1981.

Will Medellín be handed a walkover against Flamengo?

So, 45 years later, an attempted pitch invasion, bombs, flares, and fires led Conmebol to temporarily suspend the match. Therefore, the teams are still awaiting a final decision from the governing body.

While the players remain in the locker room, Coluna do Fla TV (YouTube) is on site at Atanasio Girardot Stadium to provide exclusive coverage of the chaos. To make sure you don’t miss anything about what happens in this match, stay tuned here!

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