In last year's Copa Libertadores, Brazilian team after Brazilian team crashed out of the competition showing an excess of caution.
There is no chance of that happening this time around with Flamengo. Since the mid-year appointment of Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus they have been swashbucklingly bold and on Wednesday confirmed their place in the Copa final with a 5-0 hammering of compatriots Gremio.
The worrying thing for next month's opponents, defending champions River Plate of Argentina, is that the best football played by Flamengo in this tie did not come in this thrashing in front of a joyously packed Maracana.