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FLAMENGO ENDS PREPARATIONS FOR THE BRAZILIAN U-17 SEMIFINAL

Boys from Ninho face São Paulo in the first leg in Volta Redonda

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Mengão U-17 completed its preparations for the first semi-final match against São Paulo, with an eye on the final of the Brazilian Championship in the category. Rubro-Negro is looking for its third championship, after winning in 2019 and 2021.

The match will be at 7:15 pm (Brasília time), at the Raulino de Oliveira stadium, in Volta Redonda, the place where the U20 won the Brasileirão over the Palm trees in September. Keeping an eye on the good energy of the steel city, the Under-17 delegation arrived at the location on Monday, where they trained on the stage of this Wednesday's game (11).

This Tuesday (10), coach Leonardo Ramos did the last training session to prepare for the match, held at the Volta Redonda CT.


Creating from Volta Redonda, striker Bill has high expectations for the match against São Paulo. Top scorer in the category with 14 goals, along with Felipe Teresa, the striker spoke about playing where he took his first steps in football before arriving at Flamengo. Check it out in the video below.


Flamengo and São Paulo will be broadcast by SporTV, and gates will be open to fans from Volta Redonda and the region. Access will be through the white sector. Up, kids, and repeat what the under-20s did, which reached the final and won the Brazilian championship title in the category.



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Flamengo U-17 faces Fluminense in search of the third Brasileirão championship

First game of the quarter-finals takes place this Thursday (19) in Gávea, with live broadcast

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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.


IMPORTANCE OF THE VICTORY IN THE FIRST GAME

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.


RECENT RETROSPECT BETWEEN THE TEAMS

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.


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Flamengo renews contract with base jewel imposes millionaire termination fine - check

The young midfielder is considered one of the best players in the category

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Flamengo is a great showcase for Europe, not only for renowned professional players but also for the youth team. In this way, Rubro-Negro anticipated renewing and increasing the termination fine on Joshua's contract, an athlete considered a jewel of the under-17s.

The young man has been monitored by European teams since he was little. For standing out in Mais Querido in the Copa Rio U-17, the midfielder caught the attention of some clubs. Therefore, Flamengo did not want to waste time and renewed the athlete, increasing the termination fine to 70 million euros (R$ 426 million) with a contract until 2029.


JOSHUA'S RENEWAL

Joshua signed a new contract with Flamengo this past Tuesday (17). Thus, the young midfielder already has his second professional contract with Rubro-Negro. Before this happened, the player was champion with the Most Wanted of the Copa Rio under-17 against Vasco.

Making the title of jewel worth it, Joshua was once again decisive for Rubro-Negro. This is because, with the match approaching the end, the midfielder took responsibility and scored Mais Querido's second goal, leaving the score in favor at 2 to 1.


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Throughout his time in Mais Querido's youth categories, Joshua has scored more than 100 goals. In the last under-17 match, the midfielder scored against Vasco on two occasions and, in addition, provided an assist. The number 10 was also chosen as the competition's top scorer.


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Lineup: With changes, Flamengo announces the starters who will face Peñarol at Maracanã

The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.

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Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.



Following is the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.

Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:


"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."



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