Grassroots Soccer

FLAMENGO U-15 MEETS NP CUP OPPONENTS

Boys from Ninho are in Group B and debut this Monday

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!

Grassroots Soccer

Brazilian Under-20: Garotos do Ninho beat Bahia and reach their fifth victory in the competition

Flamengo increases its production during the game, scores twice in the second half and seals the 2-0 score, with goals from player Pedro Leão

The team led by Nuno Campos was not very inspired in the first half and, even so, had the best chances to open the scoring and win the duel

Flamengo defeated Bahia 2-0 and achieved its fifth victory in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship , on Wednesday afternoon (7), at the José Bastos Padilha Stadium, in Gávea. The team's top scorer in the season, Pedro Leão scored both goals for the red-blacks, both in the second half of the match, and reached 12, in 2025. The next match will be against São Paulo, on Thursday (15/5), at 6 pm, in Cotia.

The team coached by Nuno Campos was not very inspired in the first half and, even so, had the best chances to open the scoring. After the break, the team managed to adjust the pressure and made things much harder for the opponent. The teams set a strong pace after the break and the game's temperature rose. Flamengo ended up coming out on top and scoring twice to finish the match.

SUMMARY

At the beginning of the game, Bahia tried to launch an attack, but failed to get many chances. Flamengo quickly increased their play and began to have a greater presence in attack after the 8th minute. At 20 minutes, the Bahian team had a shot over the bar. Five minutes later, another shot from the opponent, this time well defended by Nannetti.

The red-black team came out strong at 28 minutes, in a well-armed counterattack by Mora that Shola finished strongly and the goalkeeper rebounded. Three minutes later, Pedro Leão arrived in good conditions, but was unable to finish efficiently . In another good arrival, Shola passed to Daniel Sales who shot for another good save by the Bahian number 1.

The best play of the first half came in the 44th minute, when Wanderson crossed from the right, Pedro Leão hit a beautiful volley and gave the opposing goalkeeper another hard time . Five minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

The game resumed with a higher intensity and quite close. At 16, Wanderson passed to Wallace Yan who invaded the area and was only stopped by the opposing goalkeeper. Then Guilherme had his shot blocked in another play on the right. Soon after, another attack, this time on the left, by Daniel Sales, who crossed and the ball went just past the post.

Flamengo's top scorer for the under-20 team, Pedro Leão scored his 11th goal of the season in the 26th minute. The number 9 took advantage of a great play by Daniel Sales, who invaded the attacking field and passed the ball perfectly for a cross shot. Bahia could have equalized with a free kick in the 20th minute. The ball went just over the crossbar.

With Felipe Vieira coming in for Wanderson, Daniel Sales returned to right-back, his original position, and he got his second assist of the match by making a perfect cross for Pedro Leão's second goal, in the 31st minute.

LINEUP

Coach: Nuno Campos.

FLAMENGO U-15 MEETS NP CUP OPPONENTS