FLAMENGO

In the search for the fourth title in the Guilherme Embry Under-16 Tournament, Flamengo faced Botafogo away from home and was defeated 2-1, in a match valid for the fourth round of the competition. The confrontation took place at CEFAT, in Niterói. With this result, Rubro-Negro fell to fifth place in Group B, with 8 points, and is now fighting to remain among the top two that qualify for the semi-finals.

Flamengo entered the field with the following formation : Dudu; Heitor, Bernardo Mendonça, Levy and Fábio Henrique; Matheus Thiago, Enzo and Gabriel Amâncio; Rafinha, Ryan Roberto and Samuel Alves. In the three previous rounds, Mengão had recorded two wins and a draw against Bangu. In the 0-0 draw, Flamengo gained an extra point after winning on penalties, with Dudu standing out on goal.

In addition to Botafogo x Flamengo, other games have already taken place in this round of the Guilherme Embry U-16, which started last Friday (20):

União Central 1×2 Vera Cruz

Greminho 2×1 Campo Grande

Portuguesa-RJ 0x3 Nova Iguaçu

Nova Cidade 0x4 Serrano

Fluminense 2×4 Vasco da Gama

Flamengo faced Boavista this past Saturday afternoon (21), in the first game of the Carioca under-20 semi-final. The teams were only tied 1-1, in a game that took place at the Elcyr Resende de Mendonça Stadium, in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro. Rubro-Negro opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the first half, with Guilherme Gomes.

MATCH SUMMARY

< Rubro-Negro had good chances created in the first, but ended up going into the break with a draw. At 18 minutes, Guilherme Gomes scored for Mais Querido. After a free kick, the ball was left inside the area and the number 10 pushed it into the net. The midfielder had already scored a goal against Boavista in the initial phase of the competition.

However, soon after, in the 23rd minute, Boavista managed to equalize the score. After a direct connection from the defense, Rivas, shirt 17, came face to face with Mais Querido's goalkeeper and scored the goal with a touch under Lucas Furtado's legs.

The second half started off balanced, with few chances for both teams. Boavista no longer had as much space to counterattack, creating no threat to Flamengo's goal. However, Mais Querido even created some opportunities, but had difficulty finishing the moves.

RETURN CONFRONTATION

Thus, seeking to qualify for the final of the Carioca Under-20 Championship, Mais Querido hosts Boavista in Gávea next Saturday (28), at 11am. If they advance, Rubro-Negro could face a classic, as Fluminense and Vasco are in the other group. 

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 TITLE

Still 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.