of that competition. In the Campeonato Carioca history, Fluminense beat Flamengo to the title in 1919, 1936, 1941, 1969, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1995 and 2022. Flamengo beat Fluminense in 1963, 1972, 1991, 2017, 2020 and 2021. The Carioca had many formats over the years. However, there is disagreement in the decision criterion on the 1919, 1969 and 1983 championships, won by Fluminense. Discussion that gained strength among Flamengo fans in early 2021, days before the 2021 Carioca Football Championship final, when flamengo had the chance to pass Fluminense with this new criterion. One of the most famous matches between the two clubs is the 1995 Campeonato Carioca final stage match, played on June 25 of that year at Maracanã stadium. In this match, Fluminense's Renato Gaúcho scored a belly goal, and his team won the match 3–2. Fluminense finished the stage with 33 points, winning the title, and Flamengo finished one point behind its rival, losing the championship in the year of its centenary. The 2004 Campeonato Carioca had two matches played between Flamengo and Fluminense. On February 1, Flamengo won by 4-3, after Fluminense scored 3-1 in the first half. On February 21, Flamengo defeated Fluminense 3-2, which gave Flamengo the Taça Guanabara title of that year. Highest Fla-Flu attendances Flamengo – Fluminense 0–0, 194,603 (177.656 paid), December 12, 1963 Flamengo – Fluminense 2–3, 171,599, June 15, 1969 Flamengo – Fluminense 0–0, 155,116, May 16, 1976 Flamengo – Fluminense 0–1, 153,520, December 16, 1984 Flamengo – Fluminense 0–2, 138,599, August 2, 1970 Flamengo – Fluminense 1–1, 138,557, April 22, 1979 Flamengo – Fluminense 5–2, 137,002, April 23, 1972 Flamengo – Fluminense 2–1, 136,829, September 7, 1972 Flamengo – Fluminense 3–3, 136,606, October 18, 1964 Flamengo – Fluminense 1–0, 124,432, September 23, 1979 Statistics Latest match: Flamengo 1-2 Fluminense (played on September 18, 2022) Titles comparison Note (1): The Flamengo considers the Copa União as a Brazilian Championship but, although the Copa União is considered an official title, it is not officially considered a Brazilian Championship. That makes the Flamengo officially have 7 Brazilian Championship. Note (2): Although Flamengo and Fluminense considers itself champions of the Rio–São Paulo in 1940 (according to some sources, the other clubs that participated in this competition too considered Flamengo and Fluminense champions of this competition), officially this competition ended without an official champion. Making officially Flamengo have 1 Rio–São Paulo and Fluminense 2 Rio–São