Flamengo and Volta Redonda meet at the Maracanã stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, this Saturday afternoon, February 10, 2024, from 4pm. The delayed duel is valid for the 3rd round of the Carioca Championship.
Flamengo
The Flamengo team achieved a great victory in the classic against Botafogo last Wednesday even without presenting a brilliant performance. On that occasion, the red and black team counted on a goal from defender Léo Pereira in the last minute of the match to score the only goal, sealing the Flamengo victory by a score of 1-0.
Although their performance was quite questionable, the victory served to restore some of their confidence after the stumble and poor performance in the goalless draw against Vasco, a round earlier.
Furthermore, Flamengo’s main squad, which played just six matches this season and has been characterized by defensive solidity since coach Tite arrived at the club, considering that it has not even conceded a single goal when using its main players in 2024.
The positive result in the classic against Botafogo also served to leave Flamengo in third place in the Campeonato Carioca, with 12 points achieved so far, only two points less than Fluminense, who leads the competition.
The red-black team remained undefeated in the season so far and recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and no defeats in the last 5 matches played, beating Botafogo and Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, in addition to drawing with Orlando City, with Vasco and also with Portuguesa-RJ.
Playing as home team, at the Maracanã stadium, the Flamengo team has a recent record with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Volta Redonda
On the other side is Volta Redonda, who entered the field excited against Bangu, in the last round, after adding two consecutive victories, however, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw away from home after a performance well below expectations, in which they needed a late goal to avoid an even worse outcome.
In the last 5 games played officially this season, there were 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. During this period they beat Audax-RJ and Sampaio Corrêa-RJ, in addition to drawing with Bangu and losing to Boavista and also to Madureira.
At the moment, the club is in 9th place on the Rio elite league table, with 8 points achieved so far, needing to win anyway to enter the G-8 of the competition.
Acting as a visitor, the Volta Redonda team recorded a recent campaign with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Conclusion:
Owner of a technically more qualified squad that was filled with confidence with the narrow victory in the midweek classic, Flamengo has everything it needs to stand out in this round, and could even sleep at the top of the championship in case of victory.