Back-to-back champs! Flamengo beat São Paulo to win U20 Brasileirão | OneFootball

Flamengo beat São Paulo again and took the trophy once more

The best youth academy in Brazil! This Friday (29), Flamengo won the Under-20 Women’s Brasileirão title for the second year in a row. In the final against São Paulo, the girls in red and black won 2-1 at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, in Rio de Janeiro.

Having already won the first leg 1-0 in São Paulo, Flamengo lifted the trophy. It was the third straight final for the club, which had come out on top in 2024 against Botafogo, and lost last year to the same Rio rival.

HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

Despite taking the field with the first-leg advantage, Flamengo went on the attack from the very start. In just the 13th minute, the Most Beloved found the net, but the goal was disallowed. Kaylane played a beautiful through ball to Brendha. The striker got to the byline and delivered a pinpoint pass to Yasmin. However, after a VAR review, the play was ruled offside.

The first half remained evenly matched until a moment of magic. São Paulo tried to play out from the back and got it wrong, Flamengo quickly won the ball back, and Anna Luiza scored a stunner with a first-time finish, a lovely chipped touch. The Red-and-Black Nation erupted in celebration in the 48th minute.

Flamengo started the second half at a high tempo. Three minutes in, Emilly hit a beautiful shot from outside the box off the crossbar. On the rebound, Brendha even sent it into the back of the net, but the officials flagged offside, disallowing yet another red-and-black goal.

It was not the red-and-black center forward’s lucky day. In the eighth minute, Anna Luiza delivered a perfectly weighted cross to Brendha, who bundled it into the net with her left thigh. However, after a review that lasted around five minutes, VAR called offside on the No. 9.

But there is a saying that goes: “constant dripping wears away the stone.” In the 18th minute, Brendha was brought down inside the box: penalty. The striker took the ball, stepped up, and finally found the net with the goal standing. It was No. 13 for the No. 9 in the competition, making her the top scorer in the Brasileirão.

Vitorinha pulled one back for São Paulo in the 49th minute of the second half. But it was not enough to stop Flamengo from winning back-to-back Under-20 Brazilian Championship titles. The girls celebrated on the pitch at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro!

WHO HAS THE MOST TITLES?

Created in 2019, still as an Under-18 category, the women’s youth Brasileirão became Under-20 in 2022. Combining both formats, Internacional is the most successful club, with three titles. Flamengo comes right behind with two. São Paulo, Botafogo, and Fluminense have one trophy each.

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