Flamengo vs Bangu
Bangu's 3–0 win over Flamengo in the 1966 Carioca decider, remembered for a brawl.
Bangu Atlético Clube, founded in 1904, counts Flamengo among its rivals, along with Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama, the four biggest clubs in Rio de Janeiro; its biggest rivals are América, Ceres and Campo Grande. Bangu was the first football club in Brazil to field black and mixed-race players.
Quick Facts
- Bangu founded
- 17 April 1904
- Crowd
- Over 120,000
Lore & Background
The best-known meeting came in 1966, when Bangu won its second state championship by beating Flamengo 3–0 at the Maracanã in front of more than 120,000 fans. The game is remembered for a big brawl started by Flamengo's players, after which several players were sent off.
Flamengo's first match at the Rua Paysandu ground, on 31 October 1915, was a Campeonato Carioca game against Bangu. In 1985 a tackle by Bangu defender Márcio Nunes left Zico with a serious knee injury a month after his return to Flamengo.
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