In a match held on Sunday morning (28) in Gávea, and valid for the second round of the Guanabara Cup of the Metropolitan Championship of the category, the Flamengo U-14 team, led by coach Leonardo Cherede, thrashed Canto do Rio by a score of 5x1 (Lucas Matheus [2], Kayan, Paulo Roberto and Lucas Loureiro). Added to the victory over Resende by 2x1 in the debut of the competition, the result keeps the Garotos do Ninho with 100% success and in the lead alongside Botafogo and Fluminense, who also added six points in the first two games. On Tuesday (30), Mais Querido visits Barra da Tijuca, at Arena Interfut, at 19:50 pm.

The red-and-black rout was built on intelligence and a strong collective effort by the entire team. Just eight minutes into the game, Lucas Matheus opened the scoring with an opportunistic move inside the box. In the 18th minute, right-back Kayan doubled the lead for the Garotos do Ninho, who managed to convert their technical superiority into goals. Still in the first half, Lucas Matheus scored his second goal of the match. It was midfielder Matheus' third assist of the match.

In the 16th minute of the second half, a debutant scored on a hot morning in Gávea. Paulo Roberto, fresh from Fortaleza, scored the fourth and received the best possible welcome at the Mais Querido. And in the 19th minute, Lucas Loureiro scored the fifth, a beautiful backheel that surprised the opposing goalkeeper. With the red-and-black victory already sealed, Canto do Rio scored their consolation goal in the 30th minute of the second half, finalizing Mengão's 5-1 rout.

Flamengo: Victor, Kayan, Iury, Erick, Henrisson; Daniel, Eduardo, Matheus; Wendel, Biro and Lucas Matheus. Coach: Leonardo Cherede.

Also playing at Gávea, the U-13 team, which had thrashed Resende 12-0 in its Metropolitano debut, failed to replicate the performance and was held to a 2-2 draw against Canto do Rio, who opened the scoring in the 13th minute of the first half. In the 17th minute, Bill equalized. The Niterói team took the lead again in the 26th minute, and in the 33rd minute, Baiano equalized once again. After halftime, Flamengo applied intense pressure in search of the winning goal, but missed numerous opportunities—including a penalty—and the score remained unchanged until the final whistle.