The first phase of the Brazilian Under-20 Championship is played in a single round-robin format by the 20 participating teams. The top eight advance to the quarterfinals. Flamengo will have a direct confrontation against Athletico-PR, this Tuesday (9), at 15 pm, at the José Bastos Padilha Stadium, in Gávea, for the 15th round of the competition. A victory in the match, which will mark the debut of coach Marcelo Salazar and his assistant Sandro Sargentim, will leave Rubro-Negro in the qualifying zone. 

Currently, Flamengo occupies ninth position in the Brazilian Under-20 Championship, with 21 points, while their next opponent is in sixth place with 22. If the Flamengo team wins the three points, they will overtake the Paraná team and, at a minimum, secure eighth place, depending on other results.

The presentation of Marcelo Salazar as coach of the Flamengo U-20 team took place on June 1st, at Ninho do Urubu. Previously, the coach was in charge of the Al-Nassr U-21 team, in Saudi Arabia. Salazar, alongside Sargentim, led the first training session on the same day he was presented and concluded the training schedule to face Athletico this Monday (8), on field 6 of CT George Helal.

Brazilian Under-17

In the third round of the Brazilian U-17 Championship, Flamengo seeks its first victory in the competition. The team, coached by Daniel Franklin, will play against São Paulo, away from home, at the Marcelo Portugal Stadium, located at the São Paulo team's training center in Cotia-SP. The match will be played this Wednesday at 15 PM.

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