Kids have a decisive game in the São Paulo Cup
Flamengo faces São Paulo in a round of 16 clash at the Copinha this Tuesday
By From the official website team - in
After eliminating one of the title favorites, Flamengo will face another strong contender in the fight for the São Paulo Junior Cup. This Tuesday (January 18.01), the red-and-blacks face São Paulo in Limeira, in a round of 21 match of the competition, at 20 pm. In the first knockout stage of the competition, the team from Gávea beat Cruzeiro, the current Brazilian under-XNUMX champion, on penalties, and gained even more confidence to continue strong in the competition.
Coach Paulo Henrique's team is undefeated in the Copinha and wants to keep it that way. In the first stage, they drew one and won two. In the second, they drew in regulation time and won on penalties. To maintain their strong record and advance to the quarterfinals, the players know they'll have to work hard and promise to put in a lot of effort and dedication in the fight for another positive result.
"The group is united, tight, and we're going to give it our all to fight for that spot. We know the competition is tough, there are no easy games, but we have to trust in our football and fight for victory until the end," said right-back Alex.
Among the team's standouts are some players brought up to the senior team by coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, such as midfielder Muralha and midfielder Adryan. Guilherme Negueba, who has been playing for the senior team since last year, is the captain. But none of them want to hear about that yet. Even though they know the senior team awaits them, the boys' focus now is on the Copinha.
Coach Paulo Henrique has not yet confirmed Flamengo's starting lineup for the match. The likely lineup is: Cesar, Alex, Marllon, Frauches, and Anderson; Vitor Hugo (Jorginho), Maicon, Lorran, and Adryan (Rafinha); Negueba and Lucas (Thomas).
Coach Paulo Henrique's team is undefeated in the Copinha and wants to keep it that way. In the first stage, they drew one and won two. In the second, they drew in regulation time and won on penalties. To maintain their strong record and advance to the quarterfinals, the players know they'll have to work hard and promise to put in a lot of effort and dedication in the fight for another positive result.
"The group is united, tight, and we're going to give it our all to fight for that spot. We know the competition is tough, there are no easy games, but we have to trust in our football and fight for victory until the end," said right-back Alex.
Among the team's standouts are some players brought up to the senior team by coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, such as midfielder Muralha and midfielder Adryan. Guilherme Negueba, who has been playing for the senior team since last year, is the captain. But none of them want to hear about that yet. Even though they know the senior team awaits them, the boys' focus now is on the Copinha.
Coach Paulo Henrique has not yet confirmed Flamengo's starting lineup for the match. The likely lineup is: Cesar, Alex, Marllon, Frauches, and Anderson; Vitor Hugo (Jorginho), Maicon, Lorran, and Adryan (Rafinha); Negueba and Lucas (Thomas).