Fla beats another "favorite" and goes to the Copinha quarterfinals
After Cruzeiro, Rubro-negro eliminates São Paulo (1-0) and will now face Coritiba
By From the official website team - in
In the first round, Cruzeiro, the reigning Brazilian U-20 champion, faced off. Flamengo's youngsters prevailed. Now, in the round of XNUMX, their opponent was São Paulo, the reigning champion of the São Paulo Junior Cup. And, once again, the team from Gávea emerged victorious. And they didn't even need a penalty shootout.
With a goal from Alex in the 36th minute of the second half, coach Paulo Henrique's team defeated Tricolor Paulista in Limeira and secured a spot in the Copinha quarterfinals. The opponent will be Coritiba, who defeated rival Atlético-PR in the round of 20.01. The duel will be next Thursday (January XNUMX).
"It was a very important goal for my team and thank God we came away with the victory," celebrated the number 2 at the end of the match.
Balance and draw in the first half
The first half was very tight, with neither Flamengo nor São Paulo having many scoring chances. The match was marked more by the intense competition for the ball in midfield than by the attacking talent both teams had, but failed to demonstrate. The poor pitch, following the heavy rain, further complicated the otherwise good football.
The opening ten minutes of the game were largely Flamengo's, with the team coming out strong with Negueba, Lucas, and Adryan. The São Paulo team then leveled the score and came close to scoring in the 14th minute, thanks to a fine individual play by Alfredo. However, César made a great save to prevent the score from changing. The score remained XNUMX-XNUMX until halftime, when both teams realized they would have to take more risks to secure the victory.
Fla grows, creates more and is awarded
In the second half, Flamengo saw changes. Not just in terms of players, like Rafinha and Thomas, who replaced Adryan and Lucas, but also in their approach. Fighting hard and pushing forward more, Flamengo began to control a game that had been fairly even until then.
The chances began as early as the fifth minute, when Adryan made a beautiful individual play and Lorran, in the six-yard box, deflected the ball wide. In the 16th minute, Lucas, from outside the box, nearly scored. In the 22nd minute, Lucas again, following a cross from Anderson. The pressure was intense, and in the 30th minute, Thomas, free, headed well, but São Paulo goalkeeper Leonardo saved.
Just when everything seemed headed toward another penalty shootout for Flamengo in the Copinha, Leonardo deflected Negueba's cross, after a beautiful solo play down the left wing, into the middle of the box. Fullback Alex was there, taking advantage of the rebound to make it 1-0 in the 36th minute of the second half. In the end, São Paulo still had a great chance through Rodrigo Caio in the 47th minute, but César made another great save to secure the victory for the red-and-blacks.
With a goal from Alex in the 36th minute of the second half, coach Paulo Henrique's team defeated Tricolor Paulista in Limeira and secured a spot in the Copinha quarterfinals. The opponent will be Coritiba, who defeated rival Atlético-PR in the round of 20.01. The duel will be next Thursday (January XNUMX).
"It was a very important goal for my team and thank God we came away with the victory," celebrated the number 2 at the end of the match.
Balance and draw in the first half
The first half was very tight, with neither Flamengo nor São Paulo having many scoring chances. The match was marked more by the intense competition for the ball in midfield than by the attacking talent both teams had, but failed to demonstrate. The poor pitch, following the heavy rain, further complicated the otherwise good football.
The opening ten minutes of the game were largely Flamengo's, with the team coming out strong with Negueba, Lucas, and Adryan. The São Paulo team then leveled the score and came close to scoring in the 14th minute, thanks to a fine individual play by Alfredo. However, César made a great save to prevent the score from changing. The score remained XNUMX-XNUMX until halftime, when both teams realized they would have to take more risks to secure the victory.
Fla grows, creates more and is awarded
In the second half, Flamengo saw changes. Not just in terms of players, like Rafinha and Thomas, who replaced Adryan and Lucas, but also in their approach. Fighting hard and pushing forward more, Flamengo began to control a game that had been fairly even until then.
The chances began as early as the fifth minute, when Adryan made a beautiful individual play and Lorran, in the six-yard box, deflected the ball wide. In the 16th minute, Lucas, from outside the box, nearly scored. In the 22nd minute, Lucas again, following a cross from Anderson. The pressure was intense, and in the 30th minute, Thomas, free, headed well, but São Paulo goalkeeper Leonardo saved.
Just when everything seemed headed toward another penalty shootout for Flamengo in the Copinha, Leonardo deflected Negueba's cross, after a beautiful solo play down the left wing, into the middle of the box. Fullback Alex was there, taking advantage of the rebound to make it 1-0 in the 36th minute of the second half. In the end, São Paulo still had a great chance through Rodrigo Caio in the 47th minute, but César made another great save to secure the victory for the red-and-blacks.