Flamengo's youth team played with character and defeated Botafogo 3-1 this Sunday at Maracanã. Wellinton Pecka, Dieguinho, and Bruno Paulo scored the goals for the team from Gávea. The victory in the derby kept Flamengo in second place in the Campeonato Carioca, with 15 points. With the draw between leaders Tigres and Fluminense, Flamengo is just one point away from taking the lead in the Taça Guanabara.

In the next round, Flamengo faces Friburguense on Saturday at 15 p.m. in Gávea, in a rescheduled match for the first round of the Campeonato Carioca. It's worth noting that the championship is played on a home-and-away basis, with all teams playing each other. The champions of each round face off in two matches to determine the 1 Campeonato Carioca champion.

Flamengo faced Botafogo with: Marcelo; Rafael Mazzei, Raphael, Henrique and Jorbison; Lenon, Wellinton Pecka, Dieguinho and Guilherme Camacho; Bruno Paulo and Vinicius Paquetá.