Guaranteed place in the round of 20 of the U-XNUMX Brazil Cup
Qualification comes with a 2-0 victory over Portuguesa
By Communication - Official Club Website - in
The rhetoric was put into practice. Over the past week, Fernando, captain of the Rubro-Negro U-20 team, and Cleber dos Santos, coach, have maintained that the team would play for a win against Portuguesa, even though they could draw to advance to the round of 11.09 of the Copa do Brasil. And what we saw on Wednesday afternoon (September 2th) at the Moça Bonita Stadium in Rio de Janeiro was a Flamengo determined to win. Thus, the 0-XNUMX result was built naturally, with goals from Pedro Paulo and Recife.
"Flamengo played a game to get the win. We dominated Portuguesa from the start. We had to adapt to the pitch, as it was very large, but we managed to read the game well and controlled the midfield. We were also very dangerous with our plays down the wings," said Cleber dos Santos.
Pedro Paulo scored his first goal in the 45th minute of the first half. The forward received a pass from Igor Sartori and hit a beautiful shot into the top corner. Recife found the net in the second half. The player raced with the ball, passed through the opposing defense, and shot against the post, but capitalized on the rebound to score.
In the match against Portuguesa, Cleber dos Santos had the opportunity, for the first time, to put 12 players on the bench, as is already done in professional football. "This is good, as it gives us a wider range of options when making changes," said the coach.
Flamengo's opponent in the round of 18.09 will come from the match between Remo and Vitória. The two teams will play the second leg next Wednesday (1/1). In the first leg, the two teams drew XNUMX-XNUMX.
"Flamengo played a game to get the win. We dominated Portuguesa from the start. We had to adapt to the pitch, as it was very large, but we managed to read the game well and controlled the midfield. We were also very dangerous with our plays down the wings," said Cleber dos Santos.
Pedro Paulo scored his first goal in the 45th minute of the first half. The forward received a pass from Igor Sartori and hit a beautiful shot into the top corner. Recife found the net in the second half. The player raced with the ball, passed through the opposing defense, and shot against the post, but capitalized on the rebound to score.
In the match against Portuguesa, Cleber dos Santos had the opportunity, for the first time, to put 12 players on the bench, as is already done in professional football. "This is good, as it gives us a wider range of options when making changes," said the coach.
Flamengo's opponent in the round of 18.09 will come from the match between Remo and Vitória. The two teams will play the second leg next Wednesday (1/1). In the first leg, the two teams drew XNUMX-XNUMX.