Gávea Stadium witnessed the best game of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship so far. In a match played on Tuesday afternoon (27) and valid for the fifth round of the group stage, the Garotos do Ninho sought the draw twice, but left the field defeated 4x3 (Victor Hugo, Ryan Luka and Matheus França) by Athletico PR. With the result, Flamengo remains in the qualification zone for the quarterfinals of the competition, in fourth place in Group B, with 10 points. In the next round, the Mais Querido plays the classic against Fluminense, Saturday at 15 pm, in Laranjeiras.

Just two minutes in, Matheus França took a shot from outside the box, and goalkeeper Mycael made his first good save of the game. The defense cleared the rebound on the rebound. In their first dangerous attack, in the 14th minute, the Paraná team opened the scoring with a Jader header. The red-and-black equalizer came in the 19th minute, and it was a dream come true. Victor Hugo received the ball at the edge of the box, cut to the left, and fired a beautiful, conscious shot into the top right corner, past Mycael, who went for it just to get in the picture.

Mengão was the better team and looked to turn the game around in the first half. A minute after the equalizer, Matheus França fired a low shot, which the goalkeeper saved. Two minutes later, Ryan Luka unleashed a powerful shot, and this time Mycael made a great save, palming it out for a corner. The breakthrough came in the 37th minute, when Petterson received the ball inside the box and was brought down. Ryan Luka fired a low shot into the corner. The ball hit the post and ended up in the back of the net.

The Ninho Boys wanted more. In the 44th minute, Matheus França made a fine individual play, breaking free from his marker, and struck a powerful shot from the edge of the box, drawing another fine save from Mycael. In stoppage time, it was Petterson who unleashed a powerful shot, which Mycael saved again, preventing the Red-Blacks' third goal. In the final play before halftime, in the 48th minute, Jader received the ball at speed and equalized for Atlético Paranaense.

The second half started evenly, until the referee awarded a penalty to Athletico in the 12th minute. Jader converted the penalty and scored his third goal of the match. The Boys of the Nest equalized again in the 20th minute, with a stunning goal from Matheus França, back in the U-17s after a stint with the U-20s.

And Flamengo went in search of victory. In the 22nd minute, Petterson shot over the bar. The next minute, Will fired a low shot, which was saved by Mycael. But it was Athletico who scored in the 26th minute, through Emersonn. The Red-Blacks fought hard for the equalizer and had their best chance in stoppage time when Ryan Luka fired over after a good pass from Richard Almeida.

Flamengo: Kauã, Arthur Augusto (Breno), Diego Ritter, Marcos Paulo, Richard Almeida; Dudu, Pedrinho (Will), Victor Hugo; Matheus França, Petterson and Ryan Luka. Coach: Ramon Lima.