U-20 beats Cruzeiro in Gávea and achieves its third consecutive victory in the Brazilian Championship
With broad dominance throughout the game, Garotos do Ninho wins 2-0 and maintains its rise in the competition.
By Ian Sena - inFlamengo's Under-20 team, Garotos do Ninho, led by coach Mauricio Souza, are continuing their strong comeback in the Brazilian Championship. In a match played on Sunday afternoon (25), in Gávea, Mengão beat Cruzeiro 2-0 (Lázaro and Gabriel Barros), achieving their third consecutive victory in the competition. With 11 points, the Mais Querido is tied in points with the eighth-placed team, and if they defeat Santos next Sunday in São Paulo, they will enter the G8. Before that, however, Flamengo will travel to Goiânia to face Goiás in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 29, needing a victory to advance in the tournament. SporTV will broadcast the duel live on Thursday (15), at 30:XNUMX pm.
The game
In the 15th minute, Gabriel Barros, a newly signed striker who made his debut at Gávea today, made a good individual play and shot from outside the box. Goalkeeper Denivys made the save without allowing a rebound. In the 23rd minute, Daniel Cabral played a one-two with Gabriel Barros, burst into the box, but was blocked by the defense as he shot. Flamengo was the better team and was creating scoring chances. In the 37th minute, Daniel Cabral shot from the edge of the box, but Denivys saved again.
The red-and-black pressure was even more intense in the second half. Just two minutes in, Gabriel Barros received the ball at the edge of the box, but his shot was blocked by the defense. In the seventh minute, Yuri de Oliveira controlled the ball inside the box and shot low, forcing another save from Denivys. Yuri de Oliveira then struck a powerful shot from the edge of the box, but the Cruzeiro goalkeeper made the save.
In the 15th minute, the red-and-black goal finally came. And it was a beautiful goal. Gabriel Barros made a great play down the right wing and passed the ball behind the defense to Lázaro. The Boy from the Nest unleashed a first-time bomb, just out of reach of Denivys, who could do nothing. The Most Beloved was on its way to its third consecutive victory in the competition.
The second was not long in coming. In the 26th minute, in another beautiful triangulation by the red-and-black attack, Lázaro passed to Max, who crossed first time for Gabriel Barros to tap into the back of the net, scoring his first goal for the Sacred Mantle and sealing Mengão's third consecutive victory in the Brazilian Championship.
Flamengo lineup:
João Fernando, Richard Rios, Diego, Otavio, Pablo; Daniel Cabral, Matheus Alves (Pedro Franco), Yuri de Oliveira; Matheus França (Max), Gabriel Barros and Lázaro.
Coach: Mauricio Souza.
Coach: Mauricio Souza.