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Flamengo remains seriously threatened with having to play in the Relegation Quadrangular in the 2026 Campeonato Carioca.

In a Fla-Flu that was even halted due to heavy rain, Fluminense was lethal in the second half and defeated their rival 2-1 this Sunday (25), at Maracanã.

This classic was valid for the fourth round of the Taça Guanabara. 

Understand the situation of the Rubro-Negro going forward. 

Match halted after ten minutes ⛈️

The rain, which once again fell heavily in Rio before kickoff, greatly affected both teams.

One of the back passes almost gave Fluminense a great chance, but Andrew got there before John Kennedy.

The decision was to halt the match before ten minutes had been completed.

It was 45 minutes before football resumed. 

Few real chances to score...

Flamengo even scored, but Carrascal was in an offside position.

The best chance of the first half was Samuel Lino’s, who missed a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

It was up to Fluminense to hit the target. Highlight for Serna, who made Andrew work. 

Lethal Tricolor

Brought on for the second half, Santi Moreno made the difference for Fluminense to open the scoring (52’). 

The second came from a set piece after Emerson Royal “assisted” John Kennedy (66’).

The Rubro-Negro’s response came with Cebolinha, Filipe Luís’s fifth and final substitution.

The pressure did come. But without real opportunities.

Flu, meanwhile, even had some interesting counterattacks.

They didn’t take advantage, but celebrated nonetheless.

📊 Standings

Fluminense reached nine points after four matches.

They took over—at least provisionally—the lead in Group A before the round ended. 

Flamengo, meanwhile, stayed at four after five games played.

They are fifth in Group B—outside the qualification zone. And they have only one match left.

A situation that could get even more complicated.

Botafogo leads with nine points. Boavista stayed at six after being defeated by Vasco. 

Madureira (six) and Nova Iguaçu (four) still have to play. Maricá (three) is another team that will also play in this round. 

The bottom two from each group will play in a Quadrangular against relegation.

Which will determine the relegation of the team that finishes last. 

What’s next 📅

The next challenge for Tricolor in the Carioca will be another classic. They’ll face Botafogo on Sunday (1). The match will be at Nilton Santos.

They’ll play again on Wednesday (28) in the opening round of the Brasileirão, hosting Grêmio at Maracanã.

Flamengo, meanwhile, will only play in the State Championship again on the 7th, when they host Sampaio Corrêa in their last match of the Taça Guanabara.

Their next match will be in the BR. They’ll visit São Paulo at MorumBIS. The match is on Wednesday (28).

And then, they’ll face Corinthians in the Supercopa Rei on Sunday (1). 

Featured photo: Leonardo Brasil/Fluminense

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