See the Carioca Championship semi-final clashes

Vasco and Bangu played the last game of the Guanabara Cup and defined the matches for the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca. Fluminense, champion, will face Volta Redonda, fourth. Cruz-Maltino, on the other hand, with a 2-0 victory over Moça Bonita’s team, passed Flamengo and finished in second place. The two rivals will make the Classic of the Millions in the other semifinal. The first leg matches are confirmed: Fluminense and Volta Redonda will play next Sunday, at 6 pm, at Raulino de Oliveira. Flamengo and Vasco will dispute the classic on Monday, at 21:10, in Maracanã. Tricolor and Cruz-Maltino have the advantage of a tie to go to the final.

Fluminense

The tricolor had a great start in Carioca and stabilized its good form, maintaining a showy football. Even with great creative ability and a top scorer, Fluminense stands out for controlling games: it has the best defense in the league. The good phase was reinforced with the victory over Flamengo, which gave the Guanabara Cup title.

• Campaign: 8V / 1E / 2D
• Goals scored: 20
• Goals conceded: 4 (best defense)
• Highlights: John Arias (2 goals) and Germán Cano (10 goals)

Basque

The Cruz-Maltino risked being out of the semifinals, but he took a big step forward after winning the classic against Botafogo. Increasingly, Maurício Barbieri’s team bets on intensity: it grows technically when physical strength is high. In the match that defined second place in the Guanabara Cup, he beat Bangu 2-0 in São Januário.

• Campaign: 7V / 2E / 2D
• Goals scored: 20
• Goals conceded: 6
• Highlights: Pedro Raul (6 goals) and Alex Teixeira (2 goals)

Flamengo

The red-black arrives in a moment of instability to the semifinals. Coach Vítor Pereira is trying to find the ideal form of play, but he has been increasingly pressured by the defeats in the classics against Vasco and Fluminense, which cost him the title of the Guanabara Cup. The strong squad of the club, however, guaranteed the result enough for the team to finish in the top four.

• Campaign: 7V / 2E / 2D
• Goals scored: 19
• Goals conceded: 6
• Highlights: Gabigol and Pedro (5 goals)

Round Round

A frequent highlight among the teams with the lowest investment in Carioca, Voltaço cannot even be called a surprise in this edition. Offensive and owner of a very consistent campaign, the team has the top scorer of the championship, Lelê. He scored 12 of the competition’s best attacking 24 goals. Consistency took Botafogo out of the Carioca semifinal.

• Campaign: 6V / 2E / 3D
• Goals scored: 27 (best attack)
• Goals conceded: 15
• Highlights: Lelê (12 goals) and Pedrinho (3 goals)