First Fla-Flu under Fred, Fluminense U20 beat Flamengo, go top in Carioca | OneFootball

Xerém Boys end their rivals’ unbeaten run with a fifth straight victory

In Fred’s first Fla-Flu in charge of the U-20s, Fluminense beat Flamengo 3-1 on Saturday morning (26) at CT George Helal and moved to the top of the Campeonato Carioca table. With goals from Breno, Italo Vinícius, and Wesley Natã, the Tricolor controlled the direct clash in the eighth round of the competition, remained unbeaten this season, and reached 22 points in the standings.

The away win gave coach Fred his first victory over their red-and-black rivals in the category and handed the opponent its first defeat of the tournament. The result also sealed the team’s fifth consecutive win, after they had already ended Botafogo’s unbeaten run in the previous round with a 3-0 rout at Marcelo Vieira Stadium.

Next match

Fred’s side returns to the field next Saturday (03/10), when they face Vasco at 10 a.m. at Marcelo Vieira Stadium in Xerém, in the ninth and third-to-last round of the Campeonato Carioca U-20.

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