On Friday morning (12.12/1), Flamengo defeated the Brazilian National Team on penalties and advanced to the BH Cup semifinals. In regulation time, the score remained tied: 1-4. The equalizer for Flamengo came from Marques, on a corner kick, in the last minute of the game. In the penalty shootout, the Flamengo goalkeeper saved the last penalty kick from the Brazilian team and closed the shootout at 3-XNUMX for the Mais Querido.

The six players who played for Brazil in the competition - Wesley, Athirson, Patrick, Leandro, Vinicius and Lincoln - will go on vacation and return on January 5th to begin preparations for the Brazilian Children's Football Cup. The boys who will continue with Flamengo to the semifinals on Saturday (13.12/XNUMX) await an opponent yet to be determined.

U-20 ends participation in the Brazilian Championship
The Juniors team plays its final match in the Brazilian Championship this Saturday (13.12/16.12) against Vitória. The team enters the field with no chance of qualifying, after the draw with Figueirense. Training resumes on Tuesday (XNUMX/XNUMX), with two brief breaks for Christmas and New Year's. The activities will be in preparation for the São Paulo Cup.