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Flamengo of Recife was the first state champion

Flamengo dominated Pernambuco over the weekend, with a show in the stands and a 5-1 thrashing. However, the name “Flamengo” has been making history in the state for over 100 years. Did you know that the first winner of the Campeonato Pernambucano was a Flamengo?

Founded on April 20, 1914, Sport Club Flamengo was born, inspired by the “Mais Querido,” who won the Campeonato Carioca that year. In the following season, the Pernambuco Mengão lifted the first state championship in history.

DID FLAMENGO MAKE A TEAM CHANGE ITS COLORS?

Unlike the “Mais Querido,” the Flamengo of Recife was black and white. In the same year that the Pernambuco Fla was founded, the traditional Santa Cruz also emerged, and from there a ‘conflict’ was created: both teams were black and white. So, to differentiate, ‘Santinha’ added the color red and became tricolor.

Despite making its mark in history just after completing a year of existence, the Flamengo of Recife closed its doors in 1949. Opposite to its namesake in Rio de Janeiro, the Pernambuco Mengo has more losses than wins in its history: 335 games, with 105 victories, 34 draws, and 196 defeats.

WAS THERE MORE FLAMENGO IN PERNAMBUCO?

The extinct Flamengo of Recife was not the only Mengo in the state. That’s because, in the countryside, there was a Flamengo of Arcoverde. This one, indeed red and black, was founded in 1959. However, the club became a SAF in 2022 and sank into financial problems, closing its doors last year.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE GIANT FLAMENGO?

Fans from Pernambuco often say that Fla “doesn’t thrive in the region.” The ones from Recife and Arcoverde, in fact, did not succeed. But the Mais Querido of Brazil humiliated! On Saturday (15), the Mengão beat Sport 5-1 at Arena de Pernambuco.

Besides the thrashing on the field, there was a ‘takeover’ in the stands, with the Nation making up 15,000 of the 19,000 present at the stadium. Thus, the Rubro-Negro made history, being the majority for the first time against Sport in Pernambuco.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.