With a goal from Felipe Teresa, Flamengo leaves behind in the Cariocão Under-20 Final

Flamengo and Vasco began, this Saturday (05), the decision of the Carioca Under-20 Championship, and the classic ended with Cruzmaltina's victory by 2 to 1 in Gávea. Rubro-Negro came up behind on the scoreboard and even managed to seek a draw in the second stage, but, with a goal from Bruno Lopes in the final minutes, Vasco came away with the advantage for the decisive clash in São Januário. The result increases the pressure on the Flamengo team, which will now need a victory by two goals difference next Saturday (12), at 10 am, to guarantee the state title. If you win by one goal, the decision will be on penalties.

The first half started off busy, with both teams looking to attack and creating scoring chances. Flamengo had more possession and tried to control the actions in midfield, but Vasco proved dangerous in the counterattacks. In the 33rd minute, Cruzmaltino opened the scoring: Gabriel, better known as 'GB', received a through ball, advanced freely and touched goalkeeper Lucas's corner, making it 1-0 for the visitors. Flamengo tried to react quickly, but was stopped by the opponent's well-positioned defense, and the first half ended with the minimum advantage for the team from São Januário.

FLAMENGO COMES BEHIND ON THE SCORE

In the second half, the Flamengo is back better and started to put more pressure on Vasco. The red-and-black coach made adjustments to the midfield to improve the distribution of plays and used the flanks to open up the opponent's defense. In the 17th minute, Mengão managed to equalize: in a play that started with Lorran on the right, the midfielder crossed into the area, and Vasco's defense failed to try to clear it. The ball fell to Felipe Tereza, who didn't waste it and tied the classic. The red and black fans once again believed in the turnaround, and Flamengo remained on the attack, looking for the goal that would give them an advantage for the second leg.

However, it was Vasco who scored the decisive goal. In the 37th minute, Bruno Lopes received the ball on the right, cut to the middle and hit an undefendable shot past goalkeeper Lucas. The 2-1 gave the Vasco team peace of mind, which, from then on, completely closed itself off to hold on to the result. Flamengo, in turn, still tried to press in the final minutes, but the opposing defense managed to fend off all attacks. With the final whistle, Vasco celebrated the triumph at their rival's home and took the advantage into the second game.