In a match played under heavy rain on Saturday afternoon (March 18.03) at Estádio do Trabalhador in Resende, the Garotos do Ninho performed well and thrashed the home team 4-0 (Gabriel Silva, Lucas Silva (2) and Loran). With the victory, Flamengo reached 19 points in nine rounds, just one behind Botafogo, who has 20 and leads Group A of the Guanabara Cup. The top two teams in each group at the end of the 15 rounds advance to the semifinals of the competition. In the next round, the tenth, the Mais Querido hosts Bangu, in a game scheduled for Gávea, next Wednesday (March 22.03), at 10 am.

Just three minutes into the game, Hugo Moura unleashed a powerful shot from outside the box, surprising goalkeeper João. Loran collected the rebound, and the ball grazed the home team's left post. In the 3th minute, the Rubro-Negro opened the scoring with a stunning goal. After a clearance from the defense, Gabriel Silva, well-positioned, collected the rebound inside the semi-circle and unleashed a beautiful first-time shot, unstoppable for João. In the 16th minute, Lucas Silva made a great individual play down the right wing and crossed into the box. Gabriel Silva arrived a little late and nearly scored another.

The second half began with a Jean Lucas shot from outside the box, drawing another great save from goalkeeper João. From then on, the rain intensified, and the game became dangerous for the Ninho Boys, who were firm and confident when it came to defending, killing the match with precision and quality in the final 15 minutes. In the 32nd minute, Kleber was awarded a penalty that was well taken by Lucas Silva. In the 35th minute, Bill pressured the defender, stole the ball, and left Loran face-to-face with the goal. He made no mistake and scored the third. There was still time to turn the game around. In the 42nd minute, Kleber's free kick was headed by Lucas Silva, who scored his second of the game and fifth in the competition, tying Loran for Flamengo's top scorer.

"I want to thank God first and foremost for everything he's done in my life. Another excellent victory achieved by the entire team. The goals have been coming naturally, thanks to the quality work we've been doing over the weeks, and the group deserves congratulations for that," said Lucas Silva.

"I agree with Lucas, our goals have been coming naturally and that's the result of our work. Personally, I'm primarily concerned with always helping the team, but the goals make my confidence grow even more. Let's move forward, because our goal is to be champions," said Loran.

The Boys from the Nest entered the field with Yago, Kleber, Bernardo, Rafael, Michael (Moraes), Hugo Moura, Jean Lucas, Lucas Silva, Gabriel Silva (João Pedro), Patrick (Bill) and Loran.