América vs Flamengo - Wednesday (31) at 10 am, at Giulite Coutinho.

Flamengo vs Olaria - Saturday (03) at 10 am, at Gávea.

After easily qualifying from the first phase as leaders of Group A with seven points earned in three games, the Under-20 team, coached by Marcio Torres, debuted in the second phase of the traditional Otávio Pinto Guimarães Tournament (OPG) with a 2-0 defeat to Olaria, greatly hampered by the poor condition of the pitch at Rua Bariri. Last Saturday, playing on the good pitch at Gávea, the "Garotos do Ninho" (Flamengo's youth team) recovered in the competition and defeated the dangerous Madureira 2-1, an important victory to put Flamengo back in the fight for a place in the final. 

Victories over América and Olaria, in the two matches the team will face this week, will give Flamengo the lead in the group. In this phase, only the leader of each group guarantees a direct spot in the tournament final. The most successful club in history, Flamengo is seeking its 10th title.

São Paulo vs Flamengo - Wednesday (31) at 16:15 pm, at Morumbi. * Live broadcast on SporTV *

With a great collective performance, the U-17 team, led by coach Phelipe Leal, prevailed and defeated América MG 3-0 last Thursday in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16. With high confidence and growing with each game in this important national competition, the "Garotos do Ninho" (Flamengo's youth team) face a tough challenge in their fight for an unprecedented title: the strong São Paulo team. The match, which brings together two of the three best U-17 teams in the country, will have its first leg played on Wednesday afternoon at Morumbi Stadium. SporTV will broadcast it live at 4:15 PM. The return leg will be next week in Rio de Janeiro. The winner will face the winner of Santos vs. Coritiba in the semi-finals.

Fluminense vs Flamengo - Saturday (03), at 9am, at Laranjeiras.

Having already secured the Guanabara Cup title with one round to spare after a 5-1 victory against Botafogo, the Under-15 team, coached by Mário Jorge, overcame Botafogo again in the overall semi-final of the State Championship with two more wins, 2-1 and 3-1 respectively. Strong in their objective to become state champions, the "Garotos do Ninho" (Flamengo's youth team) will face Fluminense away from home on Saturday in the first leg of the final. The return leg will be at Gávea the following weekend. A draw on aggregate over the two matches will lead to a penalty shootout to decide the title.