Follow the taboo! Flamengo beat Pyramids 2 x 0 this Saturday (13/12) in a duel valid for the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup and qualified for the final of the competition. Furthermore, the red-black team also has the record of having only been beaten once against Africans.
With the victory against the Egyptians, Flamengo reaches the mark of 24 matches against teams from the African continent. In total, there are 17 victories, six draws and only one defeat.
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Léo Pereira scored the first
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Leo Pereira opened the scoring for Flamengo
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Flamengo takes advantage over Pyramids
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See the history of Flamengo’s clashes against the Africans:
- 1962 – Flamengo 0 x 0 Real Republicans (Ghana)
- 1962 – Flamengo 4 x 3 Ashanti Kotoko (Ghana)
- 1962 – Flamengo 3 x 0 Stade Tunisien (Tunisia)
- 1962 – Flamengo 4 x 1 Stade Soussien (Tunisia)
- 1964 – Flamengo 1 x 0 Ivory Coast national team
- 1964 – Flamengo 4 x 0 Mimosas (Ivory Coast)
- 1964 – Flamengo 1 x 1 Ghana national team
- 1968 – Flamengo 2 x 1 Real Força Armada (Morocco)
- 1974 – Flamengo 3 x 3 Zaire national team
- 1974 – Flamengo 4 x 4 Zaire national team
- 1985 – Flamengo 0 x 2 Libyan team
- 1985 – Flamengo 2 x 2 Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
- 1985 – Flamengo 0 x 0 Kawkab Marrakech (Morocco)
- 1987 – Flamengo 3 x 0 Angolan team
- 1987 – Flamengo 1 x 0 Algerian team
- 1987 – Flamengo 2 x 0 African Sport (Gabon)
- 1987 – Flamengo 3 x 0 Gabon national team
- 1992 – Flamengo 4 x 0 Bloemfontein Celtic (South Africa)
- 1992 – Flamengo 2 x 0 Amazulu (South Africa)
- 1992 – Flamengo 4 x 2 Jomo Cosmos (South Africa)
- 1993 – Flamengo 1 x 0 Esperance (Tunisia)
- 2022 – Flamengo 4 x 2 Al Ahly (Egypt)
- 2025 – Flamengo 2 x 0 Esperance (Tunisia)
The only time they were defeated in the clash was in 1985 when they lost 2×0 to the Libyan team. Since then, they have gone 12 matches without losing against African opponents.
Flamengo’s biggest victim in the history of the confrontation is Esperance, from Tunisia. The teams played against each other twice. The first time, in 1983, Flamengo beat the Tunisians 1×0. The other time was this year when they beat the African team 2×0 in the Club World Cup.
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