Del Valle vs Flamengo

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Overview

Del Valle vs Flamengo refers to a football match between the Brazilian team Flamengo and the Equatorian team Independiente del Valle. The game became one of the trending topics on February 2023 due to Flamengo's defeat, generating a series of memes, comedy skits and other videos on social media.

Background

On February 21st, 2023, the match between the Brazilian team Flamengo^[1] and the Equatorian team Independiente del Valle^[2] for the Recopa Sul-Americana 2023 Championship ended with the Equatorian team winning a 1-0 final score. The only goal of the game came in the 24th minute of the second half.

Online Reactions

As Flamengo fans mourned the team's defeat, the rivals went to post memes making fun of the Brazilian team. The term Del Valle became a trending topic on Twitter^[3] and Google^[4] on February 22nd, 2023, as the name of the Equatorian team resembles a popular juice brand. For instance, the Twitter page @desimpedidos^[5] posted a meme with an overlay text saying "Flamengo fans when the waiter offers a Del Valle juice" of Soldier Boy (from the Amazon Prime show The Boys). The post garnered 38,400 plays and 1,366 likes in one day (seen below).

On TikTok, users are creating content with overlay text mocking Flamengo and using the other team's name in different ways, like @agbatistella02_'s TikTok^[6] post on February 22nd, 2023, in which he offers Del Valle juice for Flamengo's fans. The video (below, right) received 41,100 plays and 4,600 likes in one day. TikTok^[7] Creator @fazopassinho_ shared a compilation video with a parody song making fun of the Brazilian team on the day of their defeat, garnering 204,300 plays and 10,800 likes (below, left).