The ball is back in play in the Rio de Janeiro Under-20 Championship. The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) has lifted the injunction that prohibited matches from being held between 10:17 and 6:16 p.m. As a result, the Professional Series B and Junior Series A State Championships will resume next Saturday, March XNUMXth. Flamengo, the leader of the Junior State Championship, faces Macaé away from home at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

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Nearly a month after their last match, played on February 7th, the red-and-black youth squad returns to the field to try to maintain their momentum in the competition. The team from Gávea leads the Carioca Championship with 19 points (six wins and one draw). The team also boasts the tournament's best attack and defense, as well as top scorer Diego Maurício, with 10 goals.

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"We're thinking about getting the win. Despite the difficulty in maintaining momentum, we need to prevent our opponents from getting closer to the classification," said coach Armênio Moura.

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The U-20 team manager believes the team may lack rhythm. However, Armênio is confident in the work done during the tournament's suspension.

"Of course, this time off makes a difference, since you're not in the rhythm of the game. Even so, we'll try to minimize this because of the work, which has been done very well in the last few days," he added.