FLAMENGO LOSES THE CLASSIC TO VASCO IN THE ONE-WAY MATCH IN THE RIO U-20 COPA FINAL

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.

The basis of Flamengo is proving to be one of the best in the country every day. In addition to revealing big names to wear the red and black shirt, the "crias" have helped by being financial assets for the club. In this sense, the Ninho boys have one more tournament ahead of them.

The U15 team is looking for their second NP Cup championship, in São Paulo, and met their group stage opponents last night (19). Mais Querido is in Group B, and will face Atlético-MG, RB Bragantino and São Paulo. The debut takes place at 10:15 am this Monday (20), against the Minas Gerais team.

The Boys from the Nest traveled yesterday to Itu, where they will be concentrated for the matches that will be held at the Desportivo Brasil Training Center. The second game of the team led by Vinicius Durante will be against RB Bragantino, on Tuesday (21) at 11:30.

The last round foresees the confrontation between Flamengo and São Paulo, on Wednesday (22) also 11:30. The best placed teams advance to the stage and face the teams from group A, which are made up of Athletico-PR, Fluminense, Fortaleza and Palmeiras.

The last time Flamengo lifted the competition cup was in 2018 , with the 2003 generation being led by Mario Jorge. In 2024, Vinicius Durante will have the chance again, now with the 2009 generation. In 2024, the category won the first international trophy of the season, when they won the IberCup Cascais in Portugal, last month. Get at him, kids!

Vasco beat Flamengo 4-1 this Sunday and won the Copa Rio U20. The team is coached by Rafael Paiva, who will take over as professional on an interim basis after Ramón Díaz leaves. Flamengo arrived at the second leg of the Copa Rio U20 finals already at a disadvantage.

On the way, in Gávea, Vasco won 1-0, with the right to a dubious penalty. As Flamengo's U20 main team is competing in the category's Brazilian Championship, it was up to the reserves to compete in the regional competition. Vasco played in two games with maximum strength.

Flamengo opened the scoring this Sunday with Felipe Mateus. Lucas Eduardo, Estrella, Bruno Lopes and Lukas Zuccarello guaranteed Vasco's turnaround.

While the Boys from Flamengo's B team suffered against Vasco in the Copa Rio final, the main team continues to compete in the Brazilian Championship in the category. In four games, there were two wins and two defeats. The next game will be against Cruzeiro, this Wednesday (1), at 2pm, in Gávea. Current champions, Rubro-Negro are looking for their third Under-20 national championship.