Under-15s train in bid for back-to-back Conmebol Liga Evolução title

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·23 June 2026

Under-15s train in bid for back-to-back Conmebol Liga Evolução title

In pursuit of Brazil’s second title in the CONMEBOL Liga Evolución U-15, which will take place from September 8 to 20 in Asunción, Paraguay, the team’s head coach, Bia Vaz, led a training camp for the national team at Granja Comary.

The activities began on Thursday (17) and ended this Tuesday (23) with a practice match against Flamengo’s U-17 team. “We are heading into a difficult mission, because Rubinho (former coach) was champion with these incredible players, who are now with the U-17s under Rilany. We have been visiting clubs and seeing the work being done by the professionals there,” praised the coach, who also serves as assistant coach of the U-17 team.

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A total of 26 players took part, called up from 11 clubs: Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama SAF, Corinthians, Ferroviária, São Paulo, SESI Limeira, Grêmio, Internacional, Sport Recife, and Philadelphia Ukrainian. Also part of the delegation were professionals from the CBF and from the clubs Sport Recife, Corinthians, São Paulo, Red Bull Bragantino, and Fluminense.

“The players arrive here each time with more clarity about what they are going to do. We have huge expectations that they will be brave enough to play, and bring a lot of passion and energy to show who they are on the field and what we are building together every day,” Bia highlighted.

The U-15 National Team trained at Granja Comary between June 17 and 23Credits: Luciana Vermell/CBF

Debut as captain

For Marcela Bontorim, who plays for Ferroviária, the days were full of learning. “We were able to really understand what Bia proposed to us on and off the field. Outside the field, we analyzed our mistakes and successes and applied them in training. It’s a good, young team, but with a lot of quality,” the forward assessed.

Captain of the team in the practice match against Flamengo, she took on the role for the first time with the national team: “It is always an honor (to be captain) and to help lift the girls up when one or another has their head down, so they can give their best.”

Competition with an educational focus

In the first edition of the Liga Evolución U-15, in October 2025, also in Paraguay, Brazil were crowned champions by defeating Argentina on penalties in the grand final, in both the men’s and women’s competitions. The tournament is part of the Evolución Program of the South American Football Confederation, bringing together the 10 South American national teams.

The competition has a different format: the teams are divided into two groups and play each other in a round-robin points system. The winners of each group compete for the title in a final. Matches consist of two 40-minute halves and a 15-minute halftime break, with a third period in which integration activities and educational talks are held before the teams return to the locker room.

During the training days at Granja, the U-15 National Team also took part in challenges with an educational focus. On Monday, divided into six groups, they had to prepare snack recipes for the coaching staff: beverage station, healthy sweets, yam Danoninho, pumpkin and watercress salad, guacamole, and babaganoush.