Party time for Mengão: Flamengo thrash Vasco, enter U17 top spots | OneFootball

Flamengo Defeated Vasco Away in the 14th Round of the Brasileirão U-17

They lose at the youth level and in the professional league. The fate of Vasco da Gama is to be Flamengo's regular opponent in any competition. This Thursday (14th), with a special twist: at São Januário. The Rubro-Negro defeated their rival 3-0 in the 14th round of the Brasileirão U-17, entering the top eight.

The first goal of the match happened at 12 minutes into the second half. After a beautiful through ball, striker Emanuel Silva let the ball bounce and unleashed a powerful left-footed shot from a tight angle. The ball hit the post and went in, much to the delight of Flamengo.

In the final stretch, at 37 minutes, another masterpiece. Number 10 João Vitor received the ball at the edge of the area, made a sharp cut, leaving the Vasco defender on the ground. When it came time to finish, the youngster got lucky. The shot was poor and was going wide, but the ball deflected off an opponent and went into the top corner. Celebration for the Rubro-Negro and frustration for the rival, who had two players sent off in the final moments. At 44′, there was still time for one more. João Vitor made a spectacular play down the left and simply passed to Victor Hugo, who tapped it into the net, practically without a goalkeeper.

HOW IS FLAMENGO DOING IN THE BRASILEIRÃO U-17?

With the result, the Rubro-Negro rose to the eighth position in the Brasileirão, with 24 points, seven wins, three draws, and four losses. The Garotos do Ninho are now close to their rival, who are in seventh with 25 points. It's important to highlight how the competition's rules work: teams play each other once, and the top eight advance to the quarterfinals.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT U-17 MATCH IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Now among the top eight and with five rounds left in the classification phase, Flamengo will try to maintain their position next Wednesday (20th), starting at 3 PM (Brasília time), at Gávea. The opponent will be the bottom-placed Atlético-GO, who have yet to win in the competition. The team from the Midwest has only three points in 14 games, with three draws and 11 losses.

TASTE OF REVENGE?

Thus, Flamengo's victory had a taste of revenge. After all, in April, Vasco eliminated the Most Beloved in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil in this category. In summary: two matches at the Luso-Brasileiro Stadium, the rivals won the first leg 4-2, and the return leg 3-0. Subsequently, the São Januário team would claim the title by defeating Bahia on penalties.

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