Champion of the Guanabara Cup with an irreparable campaign, Flamengo's U-15 team will decide with Fluminense the State title starting this Saturday (3). The first Fla-Flu of the final will be played in Laranjeiras with the ball rolling from 9 am. The return game is scheduled for next Saturday (10), at 10 am, in Gávea.

Coach Mario Jorge named the following players for the match:

Christian, Samuel, Diego, Kayky, Jorge, Richard, Wiverson, Daniel, Ryan, Victor Hugo, João Pedro, Hugo, Thimoteo, Kaique, Nicollas, Ryan Matheus, Leonardo, Jean, Felipe, Pedro, Arthur, Werton and Igor. 

Coach Mario Jorge's team had an enviable Guanabara Cup, despite competing in competitions simultaneously with the Carioca, the Garotos do Ninho got the job done and won the group stage of the State Championship, reaching the impressive mark of 50 points in the standings. 

The Mais Querido U-15 team played 18 matches, winning 16, drawing one, and losing one, resulting in a 92,6% points percentage. Flamengo scored 61 goals and conceded only 11. As home team, Mengão was unbeaten, winning nine. They also remained unbeaten in their opponent's home games, winning seven, drawing one, and losing one. 

To reach the final against Fluminense, Flamengo defeated Botafogo in the semifinals, winning both matches 2-1 away and 3-1 at Gávea. Negueba, with eight goals, Oiveira and Rhyan Luca, both with six, are the Rubro-Negro's top scorers in the Carioca Championship.

In the Guanabara Cup, Fluminense finished second with 45 points. The Tricolor's campaign includes 15 wins and three losses. In the State semifinals, the team from Laranjeiras faced Vasco and came out on top, drawing twice, 0-0 and 1-1. Fluminense players Matheus Martins, with 13 goals, and Miguel Silveiras, with 12, are the top scorers in the Championship.

There will be no tickets for the match, and admission to Laranjeiras Stadium will be free. The Red-Black Nation is welcome to support the Garotos do Ninho as they seek another victory in the U-15 Rio de Janeiro State Championship.

The teams will decide the title of the 2018 Campeonato Carioca Su-15 in two-legged matches. At the end of the second leg of the final, if there is a tie in points, the tiebreaker will be the goal difference between the two legs. If the tie persists, the decision will be made on penalties.