In their debut in the U-20 Brazil Cup, the Garotos do Ninho performed very confidently, even playing at the Rei Pelé Stadium in Maceió. They defeated CRB 2-0 (Lincoln and Rafael) and qualified directly for the round of 1 of the competition, eliminating the need for a second leg in Rio de Janeiro. In the next stage, the round of 0, the Mais Querido will face the winner of the duel between Figueirense and Sport. The Santa Catarina team won the first leg XNUMX-XNUMX away from home.

Flamengo completely dominated the first half, but faced a CRB side that sat deep, marking heavily and allowing little space. Even so, Flamengo managed to create some good scoring chances. In the 13th minute, Michael crossed, Lucas Silva headed the ball, and the linesman wrongly disallowed a legal goal by Lincoln, which would have opened the scoring for Flamengo. In the 16th minute, after a rebound, the ball fell to Kleber, who fired a first-time shot over CRB's goal. The pressure continued, and in the 22nd minute, Lucas Silva passed the ball to Lincoln, who fired a first-time shot, but the defense cleared it off the line. In the last play of the first half, Flamengo finally opened the scoring. In the 48th minute, Michael perfectly converted a free kick won by Vinicius Junior, and Lincoln, well-positioned, headed the ball in to open the scoring.

The second half began much as the first had ended. In the fifth minute, Lucas Silva rolled the ball into the middle of the box, and Gabriel Silva fired a first-time shot that the goalkeeper made a good save. In the tenth minute, Vinícius Junior fired a dangerous shot, which the Alagoas goalkeeper made another good save. In the twelfth minute, Jean Lucas crossed, and Lucas Silva nearly scored the second with a header. Flamengo finally extended their lead. After a melee in the box, Rafael scored the second with a sliding tackle, giving the Garotos do Ninho a more comfortable start. In the 5th minute, Vinícius Junior played a one-two with João Pedro and fired a cross that the CRB goalkeeper made another good save. In the 10th minute, Vinícius Junior attempted a lob as the goalkeeper came out, but the ball just went wide. In the final play of the match, Kleber took a shot from outside the box, and the goalkeeper, a standout player for the Alagoas team, palmed it away for a corner. But the victory – and the classification – for the red-blacks were already guaranteed.

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"The victory by two goals was very important, because it gave us more time to work and prepare for the rest of the competition, and also for the decisive phase of the Guanabara Cup," said top-scoring defender Rafael.

Flamengo entered the field with Yago, Kleber, Dener, Rafael, Michael, Hugo Moura, Jean Lucas, Lucas Silva (Fabrício), Gabriel Silva (João Pedro), Vinícius Junior and Lincoln (Loran).