IN A TURN, FLAMENGO BEATS MADUREIRA AND IS IN THE SEMIFINAL OF THE CARIOCA U-15

Flamengo faced Fluminense in the first leg of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship, on the afternoon of this Thursday (19), and drew 1-1. Joshua, with a header, scored the red-black equalizer, which dominated the match. match but started behind on the scoreboard. The return game will be next Thursday (26th) at 3pm, in Xerém, broadcast by Sportv. Game

Fluminense opened the score in the 17th minute. Flamengo tried to respond with Douglas Telles, who dribbled twice and hit the goalkeeper's hands from outside the area.

Mais Querido tied the match with a dead ball. Guilherme took a free kick for Joshua, scoring Mengão's first. Initial stage: 1 to 1. On the way back from the break, Guilherme again hit a perfect cross for Jhefinho to finish very dangerously in the goalkeeper's corner. In the next move, Lipão pivoted and passed it to Joshua, who arrived in the area and finished over the goal.

In the 21st minute, Flamengo started the play with a spectacular pen from Guilherme who threw it to Lipão, which passed for Douglas Telles to set up for Jhefinho to finish over the defender. The players complained about a penalty, but the referee did not award the maximum penalty.

At the end of the match, Joshua started a counterattack and played deep to Kaio Gomes, who, when it came time to return the ball to the Joshua came out in front of the goal, the defender cut it. The match ended 1-1, without many moves in the second half. Flamengo tried to turn things around, dominating the game and creating chances, but without being able to score a goal.

Flamengo faces Fluminense again next Thursday (26) at 3pm, in Xerém, for the return match of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship

Léo Nannetti; Guilherme, Pedro, Johnny and Luiz Phellipe (Italo); Kaio Nobrega (Christian), Lucas Vieira [Kauã (Fred)] and Joshua; Douglas Telles, Alan Santos (Jhefinho) and Lipão (Kaio Gomes)

Gustavo Félix; Kaio Borges, Gorgulho, Wallace Davi and Vagno; Gabriel Renan, Isaque and Riquelme Felipe; Matheus Reis, Wesley Natã and Keven Samuel

Flamengo 1 to 1 Fluminense – First leg of the quarter-finals of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship

Location: Gávea, RJ

Date and time: 09/19/2024 at 3pm

Arbitration: Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida, Lucas Castro dos Santos and Fabio Ramos França

Goals: Keven Samuel (FLU) and Joshua (FLA)

Cards: Kaio Nobrega (FLA), Kauã (FLA)

The Under-17 Boys from the Nest return to the field this Thursday (19), at 3pm, to face Fluminense in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. The match will be played in Gávea and will be broadcast live on SporTV.

Led by coach Eduardo Zuma, the red-black team arrives at the clash after winning four victories in the last five games. In the final round of the first phase, Mengão beat Corinthians 5-0, securing third place in group A, with 15 points. There were five wins in nine games and 19 goals scored, the second best attack in the group.

Midfielder Lucas Vieira highlighted the relevance of the result in the first match of the quarterfinals. "Important game. I think it's always good to come away with a victory in the first game, especially at home. And try to make history by winning the Brazilian Under-17 Championship", said Vieira about the decisive classic.

In 2024, Flamengo and Fluminense faced each other only once. The duel took place in the first phase of the Copa Rio, when Mengão beat their rival 3-0 in Xerém. In that match, Douglas Telles scored two goals, while Pablo scored a great free kick from midfield. Now, the teams meet again in the Under-17 Brasileirão, with qualification for the semifinals at stake.

Flamengo entered the field on Thursday night. With a packed Maracanã, Tite's men played the first match of the Libertadores quarter-finals against Peñarol (URU). The objective was to play a good game and take an advantage for the return game, next week. In this sense, the Rio team ended up disappointing the more than 60 thousand paying guests at the stadium and lost 1-0, in one of the team's worst matches of the year.

Summary

Peñarol It started well and Peñarol soon showed that it would play on the red and black error. Therefore, the Uruguayans opened the scoring after 12 minutes, with Cabrera, in a counterattack. Soon after, Flamengo responded with Plata's header hitting the post. But the red and black team had difficulty creating chances. In the final stretch of the first half, Flamengo grew and had great opportunities to draw. Bruno Henrique, alone, headed over goalkeeper Aguerre, who also made a great save from Arrascaeta's shot.

In the second half, Flamengo came back even better, but came up against the strong Uruguayan marking and the lack of creativity to reach the opponent's goal. Tite moved the sides, which gave Flamengo more speed, however, it had little effect due to a terrible night from Arrascaeta and De la Cruz. As a result, the result did not change and now Flamengo needs to reverse the situation away from home next week.

What now?

With the result, Flamengo will need to win by at least two goals to guarantee one of the places in the Libertadores semi-finals. The match takes place in Uruguay, next Thursday. However, Fla needs to turn the key, because there is a Brazilian Championship game to play on the weekend. Tite's men will face Grêmio, away from home, next Sunday, at 6:30 pm;