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Voice of the fans of Fluminense and Fortaleza project a duel for the Copa do Brasil
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First game in history between Fluminense and Fortaleza was in 1948 — Photo: Reproduction / Jornal O Globo
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all in all, Fluminense e Fortaleza they have already faced each other 22 times in history, and the confrontation is balanced: there are nine victories from Rio, seven from Ceará and six draws.
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The first four games between them were in friendlies, all at the Presidente Vargas stadium, in the capital of Ceará. The first duel took place on December 19, 1948 and ended with a Fluminense 5-0. In 1959 and 1966, the teams drew goalless. And in 1968, the Fortaleza made it 1 to 0 and won the duel for the first time.
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Fortaleza won Fluminense at Maracanã in 2006 — Photo: Reproduction / O Globo
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The first official game between them took place in the 1973 Brazilian Championship, when the Fortaleza won by 1 to 0 in Presidente Vargas, for the 17th round. And Leão repeated the score in a new meeting two years later, this time at Castelão, in a 9th round match. Already the first confrontation with the field command of the Fluminense it was in the 1976 Brasileirão, with a 3-1 victory in Rio de Janeiro in a duel for Group G in the second phase of the competition.
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After that, the two only met again after seven years, when they faced each other twice in Group D of the first phase of the 1983 Brasileirão: 0-0 in Castelão and 5-1 for Fluminense at Maracanã. These were the last clashes in the 20th century.
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Fortaleza won the last match at Maracanã: 2-0 in 2021 — Photo: Andre Durão / ge
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The 13 subsequent matches have all been in the “Era” of the Brasileirão’s straight points. In 2003, the Fortaleza did better in the duels, drew 1 to 1 in Rio and won at home by 3 to 1. In 2004 there was no duel because Ceará were in Série B. In 2005 and 2006, each one won one: the Fluminense 2-0 to Raulino de Oliveira and 5-2 to Castelão; and Leão 5-1 at Castelão and 3-1 at Maracanã.
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After that, the Fortaleza was relegated again, and the confrontation with the Fluminense it was only resumed in 2019, after returning to Série A. That year, Tricolor carioca did better by winning one and drawing another: 1-0 at Castelão and 0-0 at Maracanã. In 2020, the Cariocas won both: 1-0 in the capital of Ceará and 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro. But Leão got the change in 2021: he scored 2-0 away and drew 1-1 at home. The last duel was two months ago and Flu triumphed: 1-0 at Castelão.
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Luiz Henrique scored the only goal in the last Fortaleza x Fluminense in 2022 — Photo: Mailson Santana / Fluminense FC
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In addition to Fluminense x Fortalezathe quarter-finals of Brazil’s Cup There will also be Atlético-GO x Corinthians, América-MG x São Paulo and Athletico-PR x Flamengo. The first games will be on July 27th and 28th, while the return ones are scheduled for August 17th and 18th. The dates of each match have not yet been announced.
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