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Flamengo x Fluminense: CBF announces days and times of the clash valid for the quarterfinals of the Under-17 Brasileirão
Mais Querido is the current champion of the national competition in the category
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Os Garotos do Ninho are the current champions of the Brasileirão under-20 and will now be looking for the title in another year. Thus, the CBF, organizer of the competition, announced this Monday (25) the new regulations and the games for the first round. The Mais Querido debut against Goiás, away from home.
The under-20 Brasileirão will start on April 2nd, and the first round will be played between the 2nd and 4th. 20 clubs and will last until September 28th. With a new format, Rubro Negro will face all 19 other clubs in the classification phase.
NEW FORMAT OF BRASILEIRÃO U-20The competition will be played in a single round, with all other teams facing each other. In the following phases, quarterfinals and semifinals, the qualifiers will be defined in single matches. In the final, the title will be decided in round-trip games. In total, there will be 198 games, 95 more than in the last edition.
Soon after all the teams play the 19 matches of the first round, the best eight advance to the knockout stages of the Brazilian SUb Championship -20. In the quarterfinals, the games will be between 1st and 8th; 2nd and 7th; 3rd and 6th; 4th and 5th. O Flamengo will be looking for two consecutive titles and starts as the big favorite for the title.
LIBERTADORES CHAMPIONAfter winning the Brasileirão in the 2023 edition, Flamengo qualified for the Libertadores sub -20. Thus, after having a great campaign, with five games and five wins, Garotos do Ninho won the unprecedented Mais Querido title in the competition after beating Boca Juniors (ARG) in the final.
Mais Querido will face the Baixada Fluminense team again next Saturday (14)
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This Saturday morning (7), Flamengo faced Nova Iguaçu and won 2-0, in the first game of the quarter-finals of the Carioca U20. The team led by Filipe Luís opened a good lead for the second leg. The goals of the match were scored by Guilherme and Wallace Yan.
In the qualifying phase, Mais Querido, despite sharing the spotlight with the Brasileirão under-20 and preparing for the World Cup, had a good campaign. Rubro-Negro advanced in second place, with 26 points from 11 games. Winning eight matches, drawing two and losing only once.
Mixing the team between the main team and the reserves during the competition, the team also had alternation between coaches. This is because Rafael Bahia led Rubro-Negro in the Carioca under-20 and Filipe Luís led the team in the Brasileirão and World Cup in the category.
Now, Mais Querido returns to the field next Saturday (14), in the return match of the quarter-finals of the Carioca under-20. By having a 2-0 lead on the scoreboard, Rubro-Negro can lose by up to a goal difference and will advance to the semi-finals. The game will be at 9:30 am, in Gávea.
Player was decisive in the Libertadores title
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Nigerian striker Elija Shola renewed his residence visa, guaranteeing his stay in Brazil for another five years. The renewal of the permission was requested by Flamengo to the Federal Government. Furthermore, the player signed a new contract with the club, which is now valid until the end of 2027.
Although Shola has not yet debuted for Flamengo's professional team, he was listed for the classic against Flamengo. Botafogo, which ended with a 4-1 defeat at the Nilton Santos stadium. The striker was one of the highlights of Flamengo's under-20 team, which won the Libertadores and Intercontinental in the category.
Last month, Flamengo reached an agreement with Remo Stars, Shola's former club , purchasing 70% of the athlete's economic rights for 450 thousand dollars. The 19-year-old Nigerian has been on loan at Flamengo since April 2023. His last residence visa was valid for six months and expired in September 2024.
Shola was first scouted during the Viareggio Cup 2022, traditional grassroots tournament held in the Tuscany region, in Italy. He stood out as one of the main figures of his team, helping them reach the final of the tournament. Following this observation, Flamengo sent a scout to Nigeria to evaluate him again, confirming his signing shortly afterwards.
The young full-back was one of Rubro-Negro's highlights in the draw with Internacional
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The Flamengo drew 2-2 with Internacional this past Wednesday (21), but featured a great performance from the young left-back Germano. Garoto do Ninho assisted Luis Aucélio and then scored from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time.
After the game, Germano gave an interview and analyzed the draw: “Today we started a little badly, below. But, after we conceded the goal, we knew how to deal with the result and managed to score the first goal in the second half. Afterwards, with a lot of fight and patience, we managed to score the second goal.”
With the result, Mais Querido qualified for the quarterfinals of the Brasileirão U20 in second place. In this way, Rubro-Negro faces Fortaleza in the next phase of the competition.
LATERAL BELIEVES THAT FLAMENGO CAN WIN THE TITLEStill in the interview, Germano demonstrated confidence in the pursuit of Mais Querido< /a> for another under-20 Brasileirão title. The young left-back valued the fact that Rubro-Negro could decide their clashes in Gávea.
“It will be very important for us to compete in the final stages at home. Let’s go for it, let’s be champion of this Brazilian Championship again”, said the full-back.
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