Juniors face Boavista in Gávea
Rubro-Negros seek leadership of the Taça Rio in the category
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo's youth team returns to home action this Saturday. The red-and-blacks host Boavista at 15 p.m. in Gávea, and will be at full strength for the match. Midfielder Saba, who finally recovered from an injury sustained in a friendly with the senior team against Brasília FC, is back in the squad and celebrated the opportunity.
"It's good to be back. I had a good game on Wednesday, participating in two goals and almost scoring a beautiful goal. Now I'm 100% physically and I hope to have a sequence of games to help the team," he said.
Coach Paulo Henrique fielded Marcelo Carné, Rafael Galhardo, Marlon, Henrique, and Jorbison; Lenon, João Vitor, Vitor Saba, and Guilherme Camacho; Diego Maurício and Vinícius Paquetá. Second in the table, Fla has 13 points from five games, behind only Vasco, who has 16.
"It's good to be back. I had a good game on Wednesday, participating in two goals and almost scoring a beautiful goal. Now I'm 100% physically and I hope to have a sequence of games to help the team," he said.
Coach Paulo Henrique fielded Marcelo Carné, Rafael Galhardo, Marlon, Henrique, and Jorbison; Lenon, João Vitor, Vitor Saba, and Guilherme Camacho; Diego Maurício and Vinícius Paquetá. Second in the table, Fla has 13 points from five games, behind only Vasco, who has 16.