WITH THE RIGHT TO AN ANTHOLOGICAL GOAL, FLAMENGO DE FILIPE LUIS BEATS FLUMINENSE IN THE RIO U-17 CUP

This Monday (20), sub's 15 and 17 of Flamengo met their opponents in the semi-finals of the Copa Rio.

The clashes have already been defined, and the U-15 faces Vasco, while the team led by Filipe Luís plays against Botafogo.

The under-15 Garotos do Ninho qualified in third place, with 23 points, and for this reason they will have to face Vasco, who finished the classification phase in second place, with 24 points. Remembering that Mais Querido beat Cruzmaltino in the classification phase by the score of 3 to 1.

The semi-final games between Flamengo and Vasco will be on 25/05, at 3 pm, with field command from Mais Querido, and the return will be held on 01/06, at 3 pm, with field command from the Cruzmaltina team.

The under-17s of Rubro-Negro, led by Filipe Luís, qualified for the Copa Rio semifinal in fourth place, with 21 points, and will face Botafogo, who finished first, with 24. Unlike the under-15 campaign, Mais Querido lost to black and white in the group stage, 3-2.

The clashes between Flamengo and Botafogo will be held on 25/05, at 3pm, with field command from Rubro-Negro, and the return will be on 01/06, at 3pm, with command from alvinegro.

It is worth noting that dates and times may change, whether for the U-15 or U-17. This is because the matches are scheduled for the same day, place and time.

Flamengo under-14 took the field last Saturday (18), beat Emboli and became two-time champions of the Abano Trophy tournament. However, Mais Querido's under-16 team finished second to Arsenal this Sunday (19), in the Liam Brady Cup tournament, despite having had a great campaign.

The decision was against Arsenal and the young Englishmen beat Rubro-Negro by a score of 1 to 0. Thus, Mais Querido had to settle for second place, unlike in 2023, where Flamengo had 100% success and beat Liverpool in the final, by 3 to 2.

Os Garotos do Ninho started the current edition very well in the group stage. Mais Querido beat Lyngby 3-0, but they lost to Vitesse, from the Netherlands, 1-0. The slim scoreline was also repeated in favor of Arsenal in the group stage.

Even so, the youngsters managed to advance and faced Derby Country in the quarter-finals. Mais Querido's victory was 2-0. In the semi-final, it was Vitesse's turn to be defeated 1-0. However, in the final, Rubro-Negro were unable to beat Arsenal.

The Garotos do Ninho campaign of six matches featured three wins and three defeats, scoring six goals and conceding three. Rayan Roberto was the one who scored the most for Mais Querido.