Vasco take on Flamengo at Maracanã, chasing two hoodoo breaks | OneFootball

Vasco heads into the classic against Filipe Luís' Flamengo next Sunday (21), at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), under pressure from an uncomfortable streak. The Cruz-Maltino, led by Fernando Diniz, has not won at Maracanã for 759 days—a sequence of 12 games without a victory at the stadium. In addition, they are also enduring a long drought against their biggest rival.

+ Vasco debuts against Cuiabá in the U-20 Copa do Brasil

Photo: Daniel RAMALHO/VASCO

Vasco’s last victory at the “Biggest in the World” happened on August 20, 2023, when Serginho scored the winning goal in a 1-0 triumph over Atlético-MG, in a match attended by over 53,000 fans and featuring Dimitri Payet’s presentation before kickoff. Since then, the team has accumulated seven losses and five draws, with a success rate of only 13.8% at the stadium.

Recent Record

In 2024, the team was unable to assert itself at Maracanã. There were seven matches, between the Carioca and the Brasileiro, with draws against Flamengo, Fluminense, and Nova Iguaçu, as well as heavy defeats, such as the 6-1 loss to the Rubro-Negro. In 2025, the poor run continued, with three losses and only one draw in four matches, all classics.

The drought also repeats itself against Flamengo. The last victory over their rival was on March 5, 2023, in the Campeonato Carioca, with a stunning goal by Puma Rodríguez. Since then, Vasco has suffered eight losses and three draws in 11 encounters—just a 9% success rate.

+ See Vasco’s relegation chances after home stumble

Photo: Reproduction/Vasco.

This weekend’s classic will therefore be an opportunity for Fernando Diniz to try to break two streaks: to win at Maracanã after more than two years and to overcome Filipe Luís’ Flamengo, keeping Vasco out of the relegation zone.

+ Follow Papo na Colina on social media: Thread, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok and Google News

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