Rafael Nascimento on U-15 last-eight spot and derby win: “Well done” | OneFootball

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Having qualified for the quarterfinals and with a 100% record in the Ceará State U-15 Championship, Ceará earned its fifth straight win on Thursday afternoon, the 17th. In the Clássico-Rei at PV, the Most Beloved defeated Fortaleza 2-1, with goals from Kayck Pará and Ravi.

After the match, black-and-white coach Rafael Nascimento, speaking to cearasc.com, celebrated the victory but struck a measured tone. In his remarks, the manager also praised the team’s performance throughout the entire first phase of the competition.

“Very happy. Winning a derby is always good because of the tradition and the history. We’re always going to be happy to win the match, but we need to keep our feet on the ground now; we haven’t won anything yet. We have to correct a few things. Sometimes a win can mask a little of what the game was like at certain moments, but I think that, overall, the boys deserve congratulations. I believe they understood the moments they had to make the most of, and they did that well and managed to come away with the win in the derby, which is always very important for us,” he said.

In this first phase, Vozão leads Group A with 15 points. Vovô has the best record among all the teams in the competition, as well as the best attack, with 49 goals scored.

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