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Botafogo Face Flamengo in Cup Final

By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO - For the fourth consecutive year Flamengo and Botafogo will contest the Campeonato Carioca final after both ran out victorious against Vasco da Gama and Fluminense last weekend.

If Botafogo takes the trophy they will automatically claim the state championship as well, having won the Taça Guanabara back in February. For Flamengo to claim the overall state championship they must first defeat Botafogo in the Taça Rio final, and then play two more matches against them to see who claims the ultimate crown.

The semi-final matches took place last . . .

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