Vasco win key match, Flamengo still outside G4: updated Carioca table

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·26 de enero de 2026

Vasco win key match, Flamengo still outside G4: updated Carioca table

Flamengo remains in fifth place in Group B of the Carioca

Flamengo lost 2-1 to Fluminense this Sunday (25th) at Maracanã. With this setback in the classic, the Rubro-Negro moved even further away from qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Carioca. At the moment, the team led by Filipe Luís sits in fifth place in Group B.

Despite the unfavorable scenario, Vasco's 3-0 victory over Boavista this Sunday (25th) at Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça in Bacaxá ended up benefiting Flamengo. With this result, the team from Saquarema dropped to third place with six points, just two more than Mengão, who have four.

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WHAT IS THE CURRENT STANDING OF GROUP B IN THE CAMPEONATO CARIOCA?

Botafogo – 9 points (4 games)
Madureira – 6 points (3 games) – goal difference 1
Boavista – 6 points (4 games) – goal difference -2
Nova Iguaçu – 4 points (3 games) – goal difference 1
Flamengo – 4 points (5 games) – goal difference -4
Maricá – 3 points (3 games)

WHAT ARE THE RULES OF THE CAMPEONATO CARIOCA?

The Carioca is divided into two groups of six teams each. Thus, the top four teams advance to the quarterfinals. However, the teams that finish fifth and sixth will play in a relegation quadrangular.

It is worth noting that if Flamengo participates in the relegation quadrangular, they will have to play six matches. Even so, the Rubro-Negro still holds out hope for a combination of results that would qualify them for the quarterfinals, where, to win the title, they would need to play only four more games.

WHICH TEAMS GET RELEGATED IN THE CARIOCA?

The four teams that play in the relegation quadrangular face each other in a home-and-away format. The team that finishes with the lowest points will play in Série A2 of the Carioca. Therefore, Flamengo is trying to avoid embarrassment and aims to climb the table in the last round of the competition.

WHAT NOW?

Now, Flamengo puts the Campeonato Carioca aside and turns its full focus to the debut of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Next Wednesday (28th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), the Rubro-Negro faces São Paulo at Morumbis, for the first round of the national competition.

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