Palmeiras hasn’t beaten Flamengo as a visitor for seven years

This Wednesday, 8th, Flamengo It is Palm trees face each other in Maracanã, in a match valid for the 33rd round, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time). Verdão needs a victory to take the provisional leadership of the Brasileirão, but Mengão also wants the result to continue dreaming of the title. Furthermore, the São Paulo club will have to overcome a taboo against the Cariocas.

Palmeiras haven’t achieved a positive result against Flamengo, as a visitor, for seven years. Therefore, the last time Verdão beat Mengão led by the Cariocas was in 2016, in a match valid for the 6th round of the season. With goals from Gabriel Jesus It is Jeanthe São Paulo team won 2-1.

Since then, the two teams have had six clashes led by Flamengo, with three draws and three wins for the Red and Blacks. Highlight for the 2019 duel, when Mengão was led by Jorge Jesus and won 3-0, the most elastic score of the most recent interstate classic.

In addition to the games that were led by Flamengo, the two teams had three other clashes in a neutral stadium, in decisions of Brazilian Super Cup It is Libertadores. In these matches, Palmeiras has a slight advantage with two victories, one of them in extra time. On the other hand, Mengão won one of these championships, but on penalties, after a 2-2 draw.

Therefore, if Palmeiras wants to take the lead in the Brasileirão, even provisionally, they will have to break this sequence of six games without a win against the home team Flamengo. Tied on points with BotafogoVerdão could end Glorioso’s 30 rounds of dominance in the Brasileirão.