RED-BLACK PRIDE! FLAMENGO CREATOR WINS ACCESS TO PORTUGAL'S 1ST DIVISION

It is becoming increasingly common to see Garotos do Ninho having good times in European football, this time it was goalkeeper Gabriel Batista. With another confident performance from the former Fla and the team, this Sunday (12), Santa Clara beat Mafra 2-0 and guaranteed access to Portugal's first division with one round in advance.

Playing away from home, the team managed to play securely in the defensive phase and was vastly superior. The opponent dominated possession of the ball, but it was Santa Clara who finished the most, created scoring chances and won with goals from Alisson Safira and Diogo Calila. Mafra's only shot that hit the goal in 90 minutes came in the hands of Gabriel Batista.

The team is the leader of the tournament and guarantees direct classification with 70 points in 33 rounds, with 20 wins, 10 draws and three defeats. With the results of the round, Nacional reached 68 and is also guaranteed in the first division. Remembering that the II Liga of Portugal has three access places, but the third-placed team will compete in a playoff with the 16th in the first division, the game will be between AVS and Portimonense if the current scenario remains.

In addition to the goalkeeper , defender Rafael Santos is another player revealed by Flamengo who gained access to Santa Clara. Now the fight between Garotos do Ninho and Santa Clara is for the title of the Portuguese second division. The team will play at home next Sunday (19th), with no set time yet, to face Leiria (12th). Nacional will also be the home team against Mafra, in a game that should take place simultaneously with the former Flamengo team. On his social networks, the athlete has already published photos celebrating access with his teammates in the locker room after the match.

The goalkeeper revealed by Flamengo shone during the dispute of the II Liga of Portugal and is one of the main responsible for the team has the best defense in the competition. Santa Clara conceded just 19 goals in 33 rounds of competition, an average of 0.57 per game, and has an advantage of six for the second best defense: Marítimo (27 goals conceded).

The Boy from the Nest was starter in all 33 of the team's matches in the competition and reached the mark of 16 goals without being missed this Sunday, 48% of the games. He became the team record holder for minutes without conceding goals in the tournament when he reached 500 minutes. By the end of the tournament he had increased to 1,440 minutes, which could become 1,530 in the last round.

This is the player's second season in Portuguese football. After eight years playing at Flamengo, where he was part of the victorious squad that won practically everything from 2019 to 2020, Gabriel Batista had a quick spell at Sampaio Corrêa, before completing his transfer to Santa Clara.

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