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Flamengo and Palmeiras faced each other in the 1979 Brazilian Championship, a match valid for the 3rd phase of Group Q. The two teams were the only ones still fighting for a spot in the semifinals of the championship. Flamengo had a great team, in fact, the embryo of the team that would win everything in the early 80s. Palmeiras, on the other hand, had a young but talented team, and was coached by Telê Santana. Before the game, Flamengo fans mocked Palmeiras, claiming that Palmeiras would tremble at Maracanã. There are rumors that Flamengo president Márcio Braga had bought tickets to Porto Alegre (whoever won this game would face Internacional). Palmeiras responded to the provocations in kind! With a show by the kids, Verdão crushed and humiliated Flamengo at Maracanã with almost 100 thousand people by 4x1, and qualified for the semifinals! Telê's Palmeiras would end up falling in the semis to Falcão's Inter, but this victory of the green and white team over Flamengo in 1979 is remarkable.