Did you know? Flamengo was the champion of the last edition of the competition created by Silvio Santos

How is the Flemish competing in the World Champions Cup that month, with a remote chance of winning the third round and staying alive in Carioca, the club sent a letter to Ferj warning him that he would not be able to make it through both rounds last played, against Americano. and Vasco, because of the calendar (in the political situation, newspapers reported that the red-black president at the time, Kleber Leite, was a confirmed opponent of the president of the federation , Eduardo Viana). Fla. then took WO in the last two games of the State Tournament, which was the target of criticism in the media for his organization.