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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 transfer market in Brazilian football is always busy, especially with the emphasis given to the clubs' young promises. Recently, Vitória, a traditional Bahian club, was the protagonist of a negotiation that resulted in the loss of one of its young promises to one of the biggest clubs in the country, Flamengo. This is left-back Ainoã, 18 years old, who left the Bahian club after failing to reach an agreement to renew his contract, migrating to Flamengo in a negotiation that drew attention both for its details and for the circumstances that involved her.

Ainoã, left-back from the youth teams of Vitória, was seen as one of the players with great potential within the club. However, the young athlete had a contract with Vitória until March 2024, and negotiations for a renewal did not progress as expected. According to information initially released by the Arena Rubro-Negra website and later confirmed by ge, negotiations between Vitória's board of directors and the player did not reach a consensus. Faced with this situation, the Bahian club chose not to insist on renewal and agreed to release the player to Flamengo in advance, guaranteeing in exchange the maintenance of 30% of Ainoã's economic rights.

FLAMENGO KEEP NEW LATERAL

This strategic decision allowed Vitória to preserve part of the rights to the athlete, which could yield a financial return in a possible future sale by Flamengo. Although the departure of a young promise is never easy, this was a way for the Bahian club to minimize losses and still ensure a return in the event of the player's appreciation in the market.

Ainoã, despite being considered a promise of Vitória's youth categories, has a short trajectory in professional football. The left-back made his debut for the main team at the beginning of 2023, during a match in the last round of the Copa do Nordeste, against Campinense. On that occasion, Vitória was defeated and Ainoã entered the field until the 34th minute of the second half, when he was substituted. This was his only appearance for the professional team, which raises questions about why Flamengo, a large club, decided to invest in the player.