Flamengo/Navy welcomes Minas Icesp to Gávea
Rubro-negros want to win to stay close to the top teams in the Brazilian league
By Mariana Sa - inBack at Estádio da Gávea, Flamengo/Marinha will take to the field this Saturday (13), at 15 pm, to face Minas Icesp-DF. The match is valid for the eleventh round of the Brazilian Women's Football Championship Series A-1.
Flamengo has 23 points in the competition so far, occupying fourth place in the table. In ten matches, they have won seven, drawn two, and lost one, scoring 30 goals and conceding four.
Flamengo x Minas
The teams have never faced each other in history and this will be their first clash.
the opponent
Minas Icesp is 13th in the league table. With ten points from ten games, they have three wins, one draw, and six losses. They have scored six goals and conceded 19.
In the last round, the team from the Federal District beat Ponte Preta 1-0 playing at the Maria Abadia stadium, in Ceilândia.
Tickets
Tickets for the match will not be sold and entry to Gávea is free.
Tickets for the match will not be sold and entry to Gávea is free.
Flamengo/Marinha in the Brazilian Championship
This will be Flamengo/Marinha's fifth appearance in the Brasileirão. Playing nationally since 2015, the red-and-black team won the title in 2016 and competed vigorously for the title in every edition. Last year, the team reached the semifinals. It's worth noting that Flamengo finished last year with the Campeonato Carioca title, its fourth since the partnership began.
Dispute system
Starting this season, the competition format will be different from previous years. This time, all 16 teams will face each other in a single round, alternating between home and away matches. The top eight teams advance to the quarterfinals and so on until the final. In the knockout stage, all matches will be home and away.
Having been one of the top eight teams last season, the regulations state that Flamengo will play eight matches at home and seven away.
In a Women's World Cup year, the competition is scheduled to take a break between rounds nine and ten. Therefore, the Meninas da Gávea will play at the end of May and return only in July.
In addition to Flamengo, the participating teams are: Foz Cataratas/Athlético-PR, Ponte Preta, Kindermann/Avaí, Iranduba, Ferroviária, Audax-SP, Rio Preto, Santos, São Francisco-BA, São José-SP, Corinthians, Sport Recife, Vitória de Santo Antão-PE, Vitória-BA and Minas ICESP-DF.
Next matches
July 13th, at 07pm: Flamengo x Minas Icesp - Gávea
July 18th, at 07pm: Flamengo x Foz Cataratas/Athletico - Gávea
July 21st, at 07pm: Corinthians vs Flamengo - São Jorge Park